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Solidarity for peace: on the Hiroshima meet of the G-7

The G-7 must build a global consensus on the world’s challenges

By holding (आयोजन, पकड़ना) the meeting of the “G-7”, or the so-called (तथाकथित) group of the world’s most industrialised (औद्योगिक) nations, in Hiroshima, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who belongs to the city, wanted to send out (give out, communicate, circulate, spread, deliver, disseminate) a message of global solidarity (एकजुटता) for peace. In addition to the symbolism (प्रतीकवाद) of bringing leaders of all G-7 members with the EU leadership to the peace memorial (an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, expired person or a historical, tragic event) for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, the grouping issued a special “Hiroshima Vision Statement on Nuclear Disarmament”. The summit’s importance was underlined (रेखांकित करना, ज़ोर देना) by the fact that (यह तथ्य कि) the U.S. President, Joseph Biden, only the second sitting (बैठक) American President to visit the city, made a particular point of attending the summit (meeting, conference, conclave (of heads of state/government)). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise arrival also enhanced the message by turning the spotlight (the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye) on the horrors of Russia’s invasion (आक्रमण); Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement (कथन, घोषणा) that the crisis was one of “humanity (इंसानियत, मानवता)” was significant. The G-7 members issued a separate statement on Ukraine, hitting (attack) Russia with more sanctions (प्रतिबंध), but failed to highlight a path towards dialogue (वार्तालाप, बातचीत) and ending the war. Despite the invitation of countries such as India, Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam with a less black-and-white view of the world, and Mr. Kishida making pertinent (उचित, लागू) references to the views of the Global South (the poor developing countries (of Asia, Africa, South America, amongst others)), the summit’s statements reflected (indicate, show, display, demonstrate, communicate, reveal) a much more polarised (separated into opposing two) view of the world — that of G-7 members alone.

If the G-7 grouping wishes to broaden (widen, increase, enlarge) its prism (a viewpoint which clarifies/distorts something), it must recognise (acknowledge, realize, realize, accept, admit) that it is grossly (flagrantly, unacceptably; extremely, excessively) unrepresentative (unusual, uncommon, atypical) of the world today. While members together represent more than half the world’s net wealth, the G-7 accounts for (comprise, represent, make up, form, constitute) less than a third of the global GDP, and just over a tenth of the world’s population. Apart from Japan, the G-7 membership comprises an essentially (basically, fundamentally) Euro-American worldview, and is not discussing expanding that view soon. It has actually contracted (decline, decrease, diminish, reduce), after it expelled (remove, oust, throw out, get rid of, blacklist, ban) Russia over its annexation (occupation, conquering, capture, seizure, annexing, takeover) of areas of Georgia (a transcontinental country at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and by Azerbaijan to the southeast) in 2008 and then Crimea (a peninsula along the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. The peninsula is almost entirely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The status of Crimea is disputed. It is claimed by Ukraine and in 2014 was recognized as Ukrainian by the United Nations and most other countries, but it is governed by Russia. Russia formally annexed Crimea on 18 March 2014) in 2014. It is also hard to justify (answer for, explain, vindicate, substantiate, rationalize, defend, uphold) an economic grouping that does not include some of the world’s largest economies (China and India) or the fastest growing GDPs, or biggest global energy providers. While some efforts were made in Hiroshima to recognise the G-7’s role in, for example (for instance), promoting transparent (clear, straightforward, unequivocal, unambiguous) financing and debt (liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital) sustainability for the developing world, or in compensating (repay, pay back, reimburse (in acknowledgment of loss)) for the developed world’s contribution to global warming (it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels) and greenhouse gas (heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature) emissions, the summit failed to propose concrete (real, actual, solid, substantial, well defined) measures (action, step, procedure) to help defray (pay, pay for, cover, meet, settle (a cost or expense or responsibility)) these responsibilities. As the spotlight shifts to the G-20 (The G20, formed in 1999, is a group of twenty of the world’s largest economies that meets regularly to coordinate global policy on trade, health, climate, and other issues. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and USA. The G20 Countries together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade, and two thirds of the world’s population) summit later this year in Delhi, it is hoped the grouping will work towards a more inclusive outlook (prospects, possibilities, expectations, future) and help in building a more comprehensive (all-inclusive, broad-based; all-encompassing, all-embracing, complete, thorough) global consensus on some of the bigger challenges the world faces today.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.solidarity (noun)

Hindi Meaning - एकजुटता
English Meaning - unity, unanimity, harmony, cohesion, cooperation.

2.consensus (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सर्वसम्मति
English Meaning - common opinion/view; an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group; agreement, concord, concurrence.

3.hold (verb)

Hindi Meaning - आयोजन, पकड़ना
English Meaning - conduct, organize.

4.so-called (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - तथाकथित
English Meaning - commonly named; supposed, professed, purported.

5.industrialised (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - औद्योगिक
English Meaning - (of a country or region) developed.

6.symbolism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतीकवाद
English Meaning - the idea that things represent other things; representation, symbol, emblem, metaphor.

7.underline (verb)

Hindi Meaning - रेखांकित करना, ज़ोर देना
English Meaning - highlight, underscore, emphasize, stress, draw attention to.

8.the fact that (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - यह तथ्य कि
English Meaning - used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.

9.sitting (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - बैठक
English Meaning - current; present.

10.invasion (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आक्रमण
English Meaning - occupation, conquering, capture, seizure, annexation, annexing, takeover.

11.statement (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कथन, घोषणा
English Meaning - declaration, assertion, contention.

12.humanity (noun)

Hindi Meaning - इंसानियत, मानवता
English Meaning - compassion, kindness, consideration, tolerance, fellow feeling.

13.sanctions (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिबंध
English Meaning - action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).

14.dialogue (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वार्तालाप, बातचीत
English Meaning - talks, discussion, discourse, negotiation.

15.pertinent (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - उचित, लागू
English Meaning - applicable, appropriate, suitable, related, relevant.
 

16.G-7 or Group of Seven (noun)

English Meaning - a multilateral forum made up of the world’s seven largest so-called developed countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. They meet annually to discuss and exchange ideas on a broad range of issues, including global economy, security and energy.

17.send out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - give out, communicate, circulate, spread, deliver, disseminate,

18.memorial (noun)

English Meaning - an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, expired person or a historical, tragic event.

19.Hiroshima Vision (noun)

English Meaning - it calls for “commitment to the ultimate goal of a world without nuclear weapons.” Moreover, it adds, “with undiminished security for all, achieved through a realistic, pragmatic and responsible approach.”

20.disarmament (noun)

English Meaning - demilitarization, limitation or reduction of arms, deactivation of military weapons.

21.nuclear disarmament (noun)

English Meaning - the process of reducing and eradicating nuclear weapons.

22..summit (noun)

English Meaning - meeting, conference, conclave (of heads of state/government).

23.the spotlight (noun)

English Meaning - the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye.

24.turn the spotlight on (phrase)

English Meaning - to call attention to something.

25.hit (verb)

English Meaning - attack.

26.black and white (phrase)

English Meaning - clear-cut, straightforward, definite, categorical, unequivocal.

27.The Global South (noun)

English Meaning - the poor developing countries (of Asia, Africa, South America, amongst others).

28.The Global North (noun)

English Meaning - the economically developed countries (of Europe, North America, Australia, amongst others).

29.reflect (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, show, display, demonstrate, communicate, reveal.

30.polarised (adjective)

English Meaning - separated into opposing two.

31.broaden (verb)

English Meaning - widen, increase, enlarge.

32.prism (noun)

English Meaning - a viewpoint which clarifies/distorts something.

33.recognise (verb)

English Meaning - acknowledge, realize, realize, accept, admit.

34.grossly (adverb)

English Meaning - flagrantly, unacceptably; extremely, excessively.

35.unrepresentative (adjective)

English Meaning - unusual, uncommon, atypical.

36.account for (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - comprise, represent, make up, form, constitute.

37.Gross domestic product (GDP) (noun)

English Meaning - a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.

38.essentially (adjective)

English Meaning - basically, fundamentally.

39.contract (verb)

English Meaning - decline, decrease, diminish, reduce.

40.expel (verb)

English Meaning - remove, oust, throw out, get rid of, blacklist, ban.

41.annexation (noun)

English Meaning - occupation, conquering, capture, seizure, annexing, takeover.

42.Georgia (noun)

English Meaning - a transcontinental country at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and by Azerbaijan to the southeast.

43.Caucasus (noun)

English Meaning - a mountainous region (of south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia) between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and mainly occupied by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.

44.Crimea (noun)

English Meaning - a peninsula along the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. The peninsula is almost entirely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The status of Crimea is disputed. It is claimed by Ukraine and in 2014 was recognized as Ukrainian by the United Nations and most other countries, but it is governed by Russia. Russia formally annexed Crimea on 18 March 2014.

45.justify (verb)

English Meaning - answer for, explain, vindicate, substantiate, rationalize, defend, uphold.

46.for example (phrase)

English Meaning - for instance.

47.transparent (adjective)

English Meaning - clear, straightforward, unequivocal, unambiguous.

48.debt (noun)

English Meaning - liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.

49.debt sustainability (noun)

English Meaning - a country’s public debt is considered sustainable if the government is able to meet all its current and future payment obligations without exceptional financial assistance or going into default.

50.compensate (verb)

English Meaning - repay, pay back, reimburse (in acknowledgment of loss).

51.global warming (noun)

English Meaning - it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels.

52.greenhouse gas (noun)

English Meaning - heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature.

53.concrete (adjective)

English Meaning - real, actual, solid, substantial, well defined.

54.measure (noun)

English Meaning - action, step, procedure.

55.defray (verb)

English Meaning - pay, pay for, cover, meet, settle (a cost or expense or responsibility).

56.G-20 (noun)

English Meaning - The G20, formed in 1999, is a group of twenty of the world’s largest economies that meets regularly to coordinate global policy on trade, health, climate, and other issues. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and USA. The G20 Countries together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade, and two thirds of the world’s population.

57.outlook (noun)

English Meaning - prospects, possibilities, expectations, future.

58.comprehensive (adjective)

English Meaning - all-inclusive, broad-based; all-encompassing, all-embracing, complete, thorough.