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Not law, nor duty: On ‘safe military jobs’ and Indians in war zones

Indians are being lured into fighting another country’s war

The death of a second Indian in the Russia-Ukraine conflict (संघर्ष, टकराव), which the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed, is proof of the toll (number, count, total (number of deaths)) the situation is taking on Indians who have been lured into working with the Russian military. The story of dozens of Indians stuck at the frontlines (the front and most important position) of the war — it was broken in a series of reports by The Hindu — prompted (cause, impel, make, encourage (someone to take a course of action)) government agencies to crack down (get tough on, take severe measures against, come down heavily on) on recruiters (recruitment agent, talent agent) in India this week, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raiding visa recruiters across India and filing cases against them for human trafficking (the activity of buying and selling goods/animal/people illegally; (illegal/illicit) trading, dealing) and for duping people into travelling to Russia where they were coerced (force, compel, threaten, influence, pressure, pressurize, brainwash) into dangerous jobs. Many of them were duped (deceive, cheat, defraud, mislead) by online video advertisements that promised “safe jobs” with the military far from (से दूर) the frontlines, even indicating more lucrative (लाभदायक) jobs in the neighbouring (पड़ोसी) European Schengen (relating to an area/zone comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders) States. The MEA has now issued advisories and statements with appeals (निवेदन) not to be “swayed” by such offers. After videos emerged of Indians stationed (put on duty, position, post) in areas seeing live action along the front (battlefield, battleground, combat zone) between Russia and Ukraine in recently occupied (कब्ज़ा होना) territories, the government and India’s Embassy (दूतावास) in Moscow also said they are working with the Russian Army for early discharges (release, acquittal, let-off, liberation) to bring the Indians home.

The government’s actions are much delayed and cold comfort (poor/slight consolation or empathy) to the families of the two men, from Surat and from Hyderabad, whose bodies are yet to be repatriated (send (a person) back to his/her own country or land of citizenship; banish, deport, expel). Others have been seriously injured. What is most surprising is that the government has only spoken about the dangers of the Russian offers for military jobs now, when it is clear that the online ads and recruitments have been taking place for months. The government seems to have been made aware of the problem only after a Member of Parliament from Hyderabad wrote to the MEA in January, asking for assistance in bringing some of his constituents (घटक, निर्वाचक) back. Since then, officials (अधिकारी, कर्मचारी) have given vague (अस्पष्ट) accounts of the numbers of those (“about 20”) who may have already travelled to danger zones. Now, after the CBI raids, they have identified at least 35 men. Accounts from those in Russia put the number at well over (much more than) 100. The government needs to explain why it has not been able to make the case to bring back all the men more forcefully with the Russian authorities (प्राधिकारी), despite good relations with Moscow. It has also dodged (elude, avoid, escape, sidestep, evade, circumvent) questions on why it has simultaneously (इसके साथ ही) green-lighted a massive (huge, very large, substantial) recruitment drive (campaign, event) to Israel, another conflict zone. A more structured (organized, systematic, methodical, well ordered, planned), transparent (पारदर्शी) and humane (मानवीय, दयालु) approach will be required to make it clear, domestically, and to partners abroad (विदेश), that Indian lives matter. The priority is to bring them home safely, but also to ensure that others are not put in harm’s way (to cause to be in a dangerous situation), driven (cause to happen; prompt, impel, propel) by the difficult economic situation back home (in one’s (own) country/hometown).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.conflict (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संघर्ष, टकराव
English Meaning - war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.

2.far from (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - से दूर
English Meaning - not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.

3.lucrative (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - लाभदायक
English Meaning - remunerative, profitable, profit-making, high-paying, rewarding.

4.neighbouring (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पड़ोसी
English Meaning - adjacent, bordering, abutting, surrounding; nearby.

5.appeal (noun)

Hindi Meaning - निवेदन
English Meaning - a serious/urgent call or request.

6.occupied (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - कब्ज़ा होना
English Meaning - captured, seized.

7.embassy (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दूतावास
English Meaning - An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country’s capital city. An embassy is responsible for representing the home country, for handling major diplomatic issues (such as negotiations), and for preserving the rights of its citizens abroad.

8.constituent (noun)

Hindi Meaning - घटक, निर्वाचक
English Meaning - voter, elector, member of a constituency.

9.officials (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अधिकारी, कर्मचारी
English Meaning - authorities, officialdom, bureaucracy, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.

10.vague (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अस्पष्ट
English Meaning - imprecise, inexact, unclear/uncertain.

11.authorities (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्राधिकारी
English Meaning - bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.

12.simultaneously (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - इसके साथ ही
English Meaning - at the same time.

13.transparent (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पारदर्शी
English Meaning - open, candid, direct, straightforward, forthright; clear, obvious, noticeable, visible.

14.humane (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - मानवीय, दयालु
English Meaning - compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, kind-hearted.

15.abroad (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - विदेश
English Meaning - in/to a foreign country.

16.lure (verb)

English Meaning - tempt, entice, attract, persuade, allure, coax.

17.toll (noun)

English Meaning - number, count, total (number of deaths).

18.take a/its toll (phrase)

English Meaning - have a serious/adverse effect on someone/something; cause damage to someone/something; cause suffering.

19.the frontline (noun)

English Meaning - the front and most important position.

20.frontline (noun)

English Meaning - a place where opposing armed forces/militaries face each other in war; vanguard, firing line, battlefield, combat zone.

21.prompt (verb)

English Meaning - cause, impel, make, encourage (someone to take a course of action).

22.crack down (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - get tough on, take severe measures against, come down heavily on.

23.recruiter (noun)

English Meaning - recruitment agent, talent agent.

24.trafficking (noun)

English Meaning - the activity of buying and selling goods/animal/people illegally; (illegal/illicit) trading, dealing.

25.dupe (verb)

English Meaning - deceive, cheat, defraud, mislead.

26.coerce (verb)

English Meaning - force, compel, threaten, influence, pressure, pressurize, brainwash.

27.Schengen (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to an area/zone comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders.

28.advisory (noun)

English Meaning - official communication, official announcement message, statement, report.

29.sway (verb)

English Meaning - affect, influence, control, persuade, prevail on

30.station (verb)

English Meaning - put on duty, position, post.

31.front (noun)

English Meaning - battlefield, battleground, combat zone.

32.discharge (noun)

English Meaning - release, acquittal, let-off, liberation.

33.cold comfort (phrase)

English Meaning - poor/slight consolation or empathy.