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Explosive affair: On the Coimbatore car blast

The Coimbatore blast calls for constant (लगातार, निरंतर) vigil (निगरानी, जलूस, सतर्कता) on the law and order (कानून एवं व्यवस्था) and political fronts

With investigators finding tell-tale signs of a terror plot (भूखंड, योजनाएं, रणनीति) having gone awry, post Sunday’s predawn car blast near a temple in communally-fragile Coimbatore, the incident, unless tackled professionally with sensitivity (संवेदनशीलता, जवाबदेही, विचार), holds the potential (संभावना, क्षमता) of escalating (increase, intensify, heighten, amplify) existing tensions on the law and order and political fronts. Information that the car’s driver (urge, move, press, prompt, impel) and suspected (संदिग्ध, संदेहास्पद) mastermind, who was charred, Jameesha Mubin, was briefly under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) (राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी) radar, would certainly call into question the capabilities of the intelligence (जानकारी, तथ्य, विवरण) apparatus (उपकरण, व्यवस्था, तंत्र) in sensing (recognize, realize, discover, discern) and forestalling a terror plot. It is sheer (complete, absolute, total, thorough, consummate) providence that an LPG cylinder in the car exploded (फटना, विस्फोट), as preliminary investigation suggests, before Mubin could strike (hit, attack) terror. What cannot be overlooked (neglect, ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye) is that the incident came against the backdrop (पृष्ठभूमि, स्थिति) of serial Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb, bottle bomb) attacks last month, targeting properties of right-wing (rightist, conservative, reactionary, traditionalist) outfits (party, organization, group) and their office-bearers in the wake of (as a result of some event, especially an unpleasant one; in the aftermath of, as a consequence of, on account of, because of, owing to) the nationwide ban on the Popular Front of India (The Popular Front of India is an extremist Islamic organisation in India. The Popular Front of India (PFI) was launched in Kerala in 2006 after merging three Muslim organizations- the National Development Front of Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity and Manitha Neethi Pasari of Tamil Nadu). To the credit of the police force (an organized body of police), the larger design (target, intention, aim, purpose, objective) was unravelled (सुलझाना, खोलना) and the suspected plotters (साज़िश करनेवाला, षडयंत्र करने वाला) unmasked (detect, discover, unearth) in less than 24 hours. That half a dozen suspects (accused, suspected person) have been arrested bears testimony to (bear witness to, be evidence of, be proof of, prove, demonstrate, connfirm, substantiate, vouch for) their investigation skills. Despite the police’s commendable (admirable, praiseworthy, laudable) post-blast action, realising the gravity (importance, top priority, necessity, exigency, seriousness) and political ramifications (result, outcome, effect, repercussion, consequence) of the issue at hand, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin did the right thing in recommending that the NIA take over (take control of, take charge of, assume responsibility for) the probe. Governor R.N. Ravi, a former IPS officer, has questioned the four-day delay in calling the NIA. However, that is a matter of perspective (outlook, viewpoint, approach) and individual assessment (evaluation, analysis, appraisal) of the ground situation (a situation/place where things are happening really/practically).

Politically, this has thrown up (produce; create and bring it to notice) some challenges for Mr. Stalin. He has to delicately (tactfully) balance (level, poise, stabilize, steady, remain/get in position) the duty of taking along the minorities and the administrative (governmental, regulatory, organizational) need (necessity, requirement, obligation, demand) to uncompromisingly deal with fundamentalists (extremist, fanatic, radical), who propagate (spread, disseminate, communicate, publicize, preach) violence as an answer to political problems. In this he would require the support of constituent (relating to a element/part of something) parties of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (an alliance of Indian political parties formed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)), which should acknowledge (accept, recognize, realize) the need for such balance (stability, equilibrium, poise, composure, a calm state of mind). The DMK, as such, faces criticism of being soft on terror, due to the 1998 Coimbatore serial blasts, though Tamil Nadu has seen the fangs (a large & sharp tooth) of terror during the AIADMK regime (government; system) too (1993 RSS office blast). He also has to combat attempts trying to stoke (incite, add fuel to, intensify, amplify) communal passions (interest, obsession, craze, rage) and driving religious polarisation (separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs)) using this incident as a springboard (something which provides support or motivation to do a particular course of action). The BJP has seized upon (to take an opportunity/chance decisively) the issue with a section of its leaders calling for a Coimbatore bandh on October 31 to put the heat on (to try to force someone to do something; to put pressure on someone to do something) the government and consolidate (strengthen, reinforce, fortify) itself politically. What is needed, though, is for the NIA and the government to deal with the plotters firmly while not providing scope for communalising (make communal) and politicising (to make something into a political issue) terrorism.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.explosive (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - विस्फोटक, गंभीर, ख़तरनाक
English Meaning - serious, dangerous, perilous; violent, intense.

2.constant (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - लगातार, निरंतर
English Meaning - continuous, persistent, round-the-clock.

3.vigil (noun)

Hindi Meaning - निगरानी, जलूस, सतर्कता
English Meaning - vigilance, surveillance, close watch, monitoring.

4.law and order (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - कानून एवं व्यवस्था
English Meaning - the passing of laws and their strict implementation by police and the courts; lawfulness, peacefulness, harmony, non-aggression, non-violence.

5.plot (noun)

Hindi Meaning - भूखंड, योजनाएं, रणनीति
English Meaning - schemes, tricks, tactics, plans, intrigues.

6.sensitivity (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संवेदनशीलता, जवाबदेही, विचार
English Meaning - responsiveness, consideration, thoughtfulness, understanding, delicacy, subtlety, finer feelings.

7.potential (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संभावना, क्षमता
English Meaning - potentiality, possibility, capability, capacity.

8.suspected (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - संदिग्ध, संदेहास्पद
English Meaning - suspicious, doubtful, cynical.

9.National Investigation Agency (NIA) (noun)

Hindi Meaning - राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी
English Meaning - The National Investigation Agency is a central agency established by the Indian Government to combat terror in India. It is functioning as the Central Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in the country. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is created following the terror attack in Mumbai on December 26, 2008. It came into being on December 31, 2008, with the passage of the NIA Act of 2008.

10.intelligence (noun)

Hindi Meaning - जानकारी, तथ्य, विवरण
English Meaning - (military/political) information, facts, details, particulars.

11.apparatus (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उपकरण, व्यवस्था, तंत्र
English Meaning - system, arrangement, regime, mechanism.

12.explode (verb)

Hindi Meaning - फटना, विस्फोट
English Meaning - blow up, detonate, burst.

13.backdrop (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पृष्ठभूमि, स्थिति
English Meaning - situation, scenario, context.

14.unravel (verb)

Hindi Meaning - सुलझाना, खोलना
English Meaning - fall apart, fail, collapse, go wrong.

15.plotter (noun)

Hindi Meaning - साज़िश करनेवाला, षडयंत्र करने वाला
English Meaning - conspirer, schemer, intriguer.

16.affair (noun)

English Meaning - incident, event, episode, occurrence.

17.call for (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - require, need, necessitate, make necessary, demand, publicly ask for.

18.front (noun)

English Meaning - an organized (political) group (OR) a particular situation.

19.tell-tale (adjective)

English Meaning - revealing, suggestive, indicative.

20.go awry (phrase)

English Meaning - not happen as planned.

21.pre-dawn (noun)

English Meaning - early morning.

22.fragile (adjective)

English Meaning - vulnerable, risky, unreliable, insecure.

23.escalate (verb)

English Meaning - increase, intensify, heighten, amplify.

24.mastermind (noun)

English Meaning - originator, initiator, planner, plotter.

25.char (verb)

English Meaning - burn.

26.below/under the radar (phrase)

English Meaning - to go unnoticed/undetected.

27.draw/call into question (phrase)

English Meaning - make something seem less certain.

28.sense (verb)

English Meaning - recognize, realize, discover, discern.

29.forestall (verb)

English Meaning - prevent, check, block; anticipate, get in before, pre-empt.

30.sheer (adjective)

English Meaning - complete, absolute, total, thorough, consummate.

31.providence (noun)

English Meaning - fate, destiny, kismet; prudence, foresight, forethought, judgement.

32.strike (verb)

English Meaning - hit, attack.

33.overlook (verb)

English Meaning - neglect, ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye.

34.against the backdrop (phrase)

English Meaning - in the context of.

35.molotov cocktail (noun)

English Meaning - petrol bomb, bottle bomb.

36.right-wing (adjective)

English Meaning - rightist, conservative, reactionary, traditionalist.

37.outfit (noun)

English Meaning - party, organization, group.

38.office-bearer (noun)

English Meaning - officer, office-holder, office, administrator, executive, functionary.

39.in the wake of (phrase)

English Meaning - as a result of some event, especially an unpleasant one; in the aftermath of, as a consequence of, on account of, because of, owing to.

40.The Popular Front of India (PFI) (noun)

English Meaning - The Popular Front of India is an extremist Islamic organisation in India. The Popular Front of India (PFI) was launched in Kerala in 2006 after merging three Muslim organizations- the National Development Front of Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity and Manitha Neethi Pasari of Tamil Nadu.

41.to one’s credit (phrase)

English Meaning - used to mention that someone deserves praise/admiration.

42.force (noun)

English Meaning - an organized body of police.

43.design (noun)

English Meaning - target, intention, aim, purpose, objective.

44.unmask (verb)

English Meaning - detect, discover, unearth.

45.suspect (noun)

English Meaning - accused, suspected person.

46.bear testimony to (phrase)

English Meaning - bear witness to, be evidence of, be proof of, prove, demonstrate, connfirm, substantiate, vouch for.

47.commendable (adjective)

English Meaning - admirable, praiseworthy, laudable.

48.gravity (noun)

English Meaning - importance, top priority, necessity, exigency, seriousness.

49.ramification (noun)

English Meaning - result, outcome, effect, repercussion, consequence.

50.at hand (phrase)

English Meaning - within reach, available, at one’s disposal, nearby, close by.

51.take over (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - take control of, take charge of, assume responsibility for.

52.perspective (noun)

English Meaning - outlook, viewpoint, approach.

53.assessment (noun)

English Meaning - evaluation, analysis, appraisal.

54.ground situation (noun)

English Meaning - a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.

55.throw up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - produce; create and bring it to notice.

56.delicately (adverb)

English Meaning - tactfully.

57.balance (verb)

English Meaning - level, poise, stabilize, steady, remain/get in position.

58.take along (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to take someone/something with you.

59.administrative (adjective)

English Meaning - governmental, regulatory, organizational.

60.need (noun)

English Meaning - necessity, requirement, obligation, demand.

61.uncompromisingly (adverb)

English Meaning - resolutely, firmly, single-mindedly; persistently, tenaciously, relentlessly.

62.fundamentalist (noun)

English Meaning - extremist, fanatic, radical.

63.propagate (verb)

English Meaning - spread, disseminate, communicate, publicize, preach.

64.constituent (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to a element/part of something.

65.Secular Progressive Alliance (noun)

English Meaning - an alliance of Indian political parties formed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

66.balance (noun)

English Meaning - stability, equilibrium, poise, composure, a calm state of mind.

67.acknowledge (verb)

English Meaning - accept, recognize, realize.

68.fang (noun)

English Meaning - a large & sharp tooth.

69.regime (noun)

English Meaning - government; system.

70.stoke (verb)

English Meaning - incite, add fuel to, intensify, amplify.

71.passion (noun)

English Meaning - interest, obsession, craze, rage.

72.drive (verb)

English Meaning - urge, move, press, prompt, impel.

73.polarisation (noun)

English Meaning - separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).

74.springboard (noun)

English Meaning - something which provides support or motivation to do a particular course of action.

75.seize upon (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to take an opportunity/chance decisively.

76.put the heat on (phrase)

English Meaning - to try to force someone to do something; to put pressure on someone to do something.

77.consolidate (verb)

English Meaning - strengthen, reinforce, fortify.

78.communalise (verb)

English Meaning - make communal.

79.politicise (verb)

English Meaning - to make something into a political issue.