Hindi English Translation || Editorial || ​A productive visit: On India-China ties

​A productive visit: On India-China ties

India and China seem (प्रतीत होना, लगना) ready to put behind the memory of Galwan clashes (टकराव, संघर्ष)

Judging by the statements and readouts (an official statement summing up the main points of a meeting/phone call between two leaders) from both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to India this week was extremely productive (उत्पादक, फलदायक). While Mr. Wang was in Delhi at the invitation of NSA (राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार) Ajit Doval for the 24th Special Representatives (विशेष प्रतिनिधि) talk (बातचीत, वार्ता) on the boundary question, he also met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for bilateral (द्विपक्षीय) talks and the normalisation (सामान्यीकरण) process after the four-year military standoff (गतिरोध) at the Line of Actual Control (वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा). Mr. Wang was also received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said that he would travel to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (शंघाई सहयोग संगठन) meeting. Mr. Modi will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In Delhi, India and China agreed to resume (फिर से शुरू करना) border trade at three points, restart direct flights, expand the Kailash Manasarovar yatra slots for pilgrims (तीर्थयात्री, भक्त) and relax (ease, make less strict, lighten) visas. While there were positive discussions on the lifting (end, cancel, remove, revoke, stop, withdraw, terminate) of export restrictions by China on fertilizers, rare earth products and boring machinery (equipment, apparatus), it is unclear whether there was headway (प्रगति, उन्नति) on China’s demand that India lift its scrutiny (examination, inspection, investigation) of Chinese FDI in Indian companies. The two sides agreed to expedite (speed up, hurry, quicken, accelerate, quicken) the process of boundary resolution (solution, plan, decision) of the 3,500 km India-China border. Significantly, the Modi government agreed to build on (expand on, enlarge on, develop) the 2005 agreement of Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question. Meanwhile, the Chinese Ambassador (representative, spokesperson, envoy, emissary, consul, agent, diplomat, ambassador) Xu Feihong said that China opposes the U.S.’s “bully (frighten, threaten, scare, browbeat, unnerve, terrify, overawe, intimidate)” move of imposing 50% tariffs (a tax imposed by one country on the goods and services imported from another country) on India.

The outcomes (end result, consequence, aftermath, effect, development) indicate that Delhi has decided it can now “move ahead” from the PLA transgressions (infringement, contravention, breach, violation, overstepping), Galwan clashes and the standoff (deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict)). While Mr. Doval said that the “borders have been quiet (silent)”, the government was made uncomfortably aware that even with a stable border, other long-standing (enduring, lasting, persistent, prevailing, perennial, long-term, permanent) problems will continue to shadow (overshadow, spoil, ruin, mar, dim) ties. Mr. Wang later left for Kabul to work with Pakistan and the Taliban on a plan to extend (develop, expand, broaden) the BRI and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (Economic corridors connect economic agents along a defined geography and region. They are integrated networks of infrastructure within a geographical area designed to stimulate economic development. They may be developed within a country or between countries) — India is opposed to both — into Afghanistan. He then flew to Islamabad for a strategic (relating to achieving long-term or overall goals) dialogue with his Pakistani counterparts (a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another in a different place or situation; equivalent, match, peer). China’s diplomatic (tactful, sensitive, subtle, delicate; consular, foreign-policy) support to Pakistan after the Pahalgam attacks and during Operation Sindoor did not come up (emerge, surface, crop up, come about) during Mr. Wang’s visit, but provide an ominous (threatening, menacing, unfavourable, unpromising, gloomy) overhang to ties, as did Ambassador Xu’s contention (affirmation, assertion, claim, profession, declaration) that Pakistan too is a victim of terrorism. While the U.S.’s attack on Indian trade and economy may be spurring (encourage, urge, drive, impel, propel, induce) New Delhi’s efforts, the reset (re-setting; re-establishment, re-starting, re-commencing, reboot) with China must not come from a perceived (discernable, noticeable, recognizable; recognized, identified, distinguished, supposed, regarded, considered) position of weakness, and the next steps must be taken keeping in focus the strategic challenge.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.productive (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - उत्पादक, फलदायक
English Meaning - positive, useful, constructive, beneficial, practical, helpful, effective, valuable.

2.ties (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संबंध, रिश्ते
English Meaning - association, relationship, bond, connection.

3.seem (verb)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतीत होना, लगना
English Meaning - appear, look, sound.

4.clash (noun)

Hindi Meaning - टकराव, संघर्ष
English Meaning - conflict, confrontation, hostilities, fighting, skirmish.

5.National Security Adviser (NSA) (noun)

Hindi Meaning - राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार
English Meaning - the central co-ordinator and adviser to the prime minister/president and cabinet on security, intelligence, defence, and some foreign policy matters. They are based in the Cabinet Office and work across departments to bring together a coherent national security strategy that fits with the government’s priorities.

6.Special Representatives (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विशेष प्रतिनिधि
English Meaning - top-level diplomats or officials.

7.talk (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बातचीत, वार्ता
English Meaning - discussions, dialogue, negotiations, consultation, deliberation.

8.bilateral (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - द्विपक्षीय
English Meaning - involving two groups or countries.

9.normalisation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सामान्यीकरण
English Meaning - the process of bringing something back to a normal condition.

10.standoff (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गतिरोध
English Meaning - deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).

11.Line of Actual Control (LAC) (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा
English Meaning - the de-facto (effective) border between India and China. The LAC is a 4,057-km border running through three areas-Western (Ladakh, Ladakh (Kashmir)), middle (Uttarakhand, Himachal), and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal).

12.Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शंघाई सहयोग संगठन
English Meaning - The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China). The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) and is seen as a counterweight to NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization). It was established as a multilateral association to ensure security and maintain stability across the vast Eurasian region, join forces to counteract emerging challenges and threats, and enhance trade, as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation.

13.resume (verb)

Hindi Meaning - फिर से शुरू करना
English Meaning - restart, start again, recommence, take up again, renew.

14.pilgrim (noun)

Hindi Meaning - तीर्थयात्री, भक्त
English Meaning - traveller, worshipper, devotee, visitor to a shrine

15.headway (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रगति, उन्नति
English Meaning - advance, progress.

16.scrutiny (noun)

English Meaning - examination, inspection, investigation.

17.put behind (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - forget, overcome, relegate, move past, consign to the past, abandon, disregard.

18.readout (noun)

English Meaning - an official statement summing up the main points of a meeting/phone call between two leaders.

19.relax (verb)

English Meaning - ease, make less strict, lighten.

20.lift (verb)

English Meaning - end, cancel, remove, revoke, stop, withdraw, terminate.

21.rare earth elements (REEs) (noun)

English Meaning - a group of 17 elements including 15 silvery-white metals called lanthanides, or lanthanoids, plus scandium and yttrium. They are used in a wide range of products including consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), aircraft engines, medical equipment, oil refining, and military applications such as missiles and radar systems. China accounts for about 60% of global mine production and 90% of processed and permanent magnet output.

22.machinery (noun)

English Meaning - equipment, apparatus.

23.foreign direct investment (FDI) (noun)

English Meaning - Investment from one country into another (normally by companies rather than governments) that involves establishing operations or acquiring tangible assets, including stakes in other businesses.

24.expedite (verb)

English Meaning - speed up, hurry, quicken, accelerate, quicken.

25.resolution (noun)

English Meaning - solution, plan, decision.

26.build on (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - expand on, enlarge on, develop.

27.Agreement on the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of India-China Boundary Question (noun)

English Meaning - It is an important diplomatic pact between India and China, signed on 11 April 2005 in Beijing. Its purpose was to create broad political guidelines to help negotiate and eventually settle the long-standing India–China boundary dispute.

28.ambassador (noun)

English Meaning - representative, spokesperson, envoy, emissary, consul, agent, diplomat, ambassador.

29.bully (verb)

English Meaning - frighten, threaten, scare, browbeat, unnerve, terrify, overawe, intimidate.

30.tariff (noun)

English Meaning - a tax imposed by one country on the goods and services imported from another country.

31.outcome (noun)

English Meaning - end result, consequence, aftermath, effect, development.

32.move ahead (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - advance, proceed, progress, continue, go forward, make headway, get ahead, or forge ahead

33.People’s Liberation Army (PLA) (noun)

English Meaning - People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the country of China and the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is one of the largest military forces in the world.

34.transgression (noun)

English Meaning - infringement, contravention, breach, violation, overstepping.

35.standoff (noun)

English Meaning - deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).

36.quiet (adjective)

English Meaning - silent.

37.long-standing (adjective)

English Meaning - enduring, lasting, persistent, prevailing, perennial, long-term, permanent.

38.shadow (verb)

English Meaning - overshadow, spoil, ruin, mar, dim.

39.extend (verb)

English Meaning - develop, expand, broaden.

40.Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (noun)

English Meaning - The Belt and Road Initiative, formerly known as One Belt One Road or OBOR for short, is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 71 countries and international organizations. It is also referred to as “21st century silk road”. From South-east Asia to Eastern Europe and Africa, Belt and Road includes 71 countries that account for half the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP.

41.corridor (noun)

English Meaning - a strip/swathe of land linking two areas (particularly by a road).

42.Economic Corridor (noun)

English Meaning - Economic corridors connect economic agents along a defined geography and region. They are integrated networks of infrastructure within a geographical area designed to stimulate economic development. They may be developed within a country or between countries.

43.strategic (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to achieving long-term or overall goals.

44.counterpart (noun)

English Meaning - a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another in a different place or situation; equivalent, match, peer.

45.diplomatic (adjective)

English Meaning - tactful, sensitive, subtle, delicate; consular, foreign-policy.

46.come up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - emerge, surface, crop up, come about.

47.ominous (adjective)

English Meaning - threatening, menacing, unfavourable, unpromising, gloomy.

48.overhang (noun)

English Meaning - a situation which is lingering, indecisive and it is also having (a negative effect).

49.contention (noun)

English Meaning - affirmation, assertion, claim, profession, declaration.

50.spur (verb)

English Meaning - encourage, urge, drive, impel, propel, induce.

51.reset (noun)

English Meaning - re-setting; re-establishment, re-starting, re-commencing, reboot.

52.perceived (adjective)

English Meaning - discernable, noticeable, recognizable; recognized, identified, distinguished, supposed, regarded, considered.