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Ties that bind: On India-Australia ties and the Modi visit

The Narendra Modi visit to Australia adds to the bipartisan (द्विदलीय) strength of growing bonds

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Australia this week coincided with a year since Labour Party leader Anthony Albanese was elected Prime Minister, and gave a fillip (प्रोत्साहन, बढ़ावा) to growing bipartisan ties (association, relationship, bond, connection). While his visit was originally planned for a multilateral (बहुपक्षीय) event, the meeting of the Quad, it transformed into a purely bilateral (द्विपक्षीय) visit after the U.S. President pulled out (leave, quit, give up, retreat, abandon) over domestic political constraints (बाध्यता, प्रतिबंध); Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida followed suit, and a shortened (abridged, abbreviated, reduced, truncated, compressed) Quad Summit (meeting, conference, conclav (of heads of state/government)) was held in Hiroshima. As a result, Mr. Modi’s Sydney sojourn (stay, visit; journey) was much more in the spotlight (लोकप्रियता), particularly his address (a formal speech, talk, discourse) to the Indian community which Mr. Albanese joined in, as well as the address to business groups. In what was their sixth such meeting in the past year, the announcements from the Modi-Albanese meet included opening an Australian consulate (a consulate is a smaller version of an embassy and is generally located in the larger tourist cities of a country, but not the capital. Consulates (and their chief diplomat, the consul) handle minor diplomatic issues such as issuing visas, aiding in trade relationships, and taking care of migrants, tourists, and expatriates) in Bengaluru and an Indian consulate in Brisbane, an agreement on Migration (प्रवास) and Mobility (गतिशीलता), and the finalisation of terms of reference (संदर्भ की शर्तें) for an India-Australia Green Hydrogen (it is hydrogen fuel that is created using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels) Task Force (a temporary organization/grouping created to solve a particular problem). Defence and security ties, cooperation on renewable energy (नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा), and critical minerals were also part of the substantive (important, significant, considerable) agenda, as was the need to sign a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (an agreement between two countires to strengthen bilateral trade. The aim of the agreement is to enhance economic and social benefits, improve living standards and ensure high and steady growth in real incomes in their respective territories by expansion of trade and investment flows, to promote economics development and to promote investment between them) by December. On international issues, despite their differing (भिन्न होना, अलग होना) stances on Russia’s invasion (आक्रमण, हमला) of Ukraine and western sanctions (प्रतिबंध), they found continuing and common cause on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, and dealing with an aggressive (आक्रामक) China.

However, it was the celebration as well as the concerns of the Indian-origin community that appeared to overshadow (exceed, surpass, overtake, eclipse, outshine; overpower) all else. While both leaders exulted (rejoice, be joyful, be happy, be pleased) in the mammoth crowd at Sydney’s SuperDome, Mr. Modi said that the “real reason, the real power” behind the bilateral relations came from people of Indian-origin in Australia. On the subsequent morning, activities of other groups and conflicts also tracing back to people of Indian origin were discussed as Mr. Modi repeated his concerns over vandalism (बर्बरता) and attacks defacing (vandalise, harm, injure) community centres and temples with pro-Khalistani (supporting Khalistan movement), anti-India and anti-Modi graffiti (pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc). These had been raised during Mr. Albanese’s visit to India in March. While any attack on an Indian consulate is a valid bilateral concern, New Delhi must consider how much attention it wishes to pay to attacks by Australian citizens on Australian citizens and Australian property. While the growing incidents may be cause for worry (reason to worry), it is by no means (not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not) clear that giving them centre-stage (centre of attention, spotlight, public eye) during such visits is conducive to strengthening the common understanding between both countries, or in the best interests (common concerns (in politics/business)) of the “three D’s” Mr. Modi said bind the two countries today — Democracy, Diaspora (the people who spread/scatter from their own country to places across the world. Indian diaspora constitutes NRIs (Non-resident Indians) and PIOs (Persons of Indian origins)) and Dosti [Friendship].

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.fillip (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रोत्साहन, बढ़ावा
English Meaning - stimulus, boost, encouragement, incentive, impetus.

2.multilateral (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - बहुपक्षीय
English Meaning - involving many different countries.

3.bilateral (adjective)

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

4.constraint (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बाध्यता, प्रतिबंध
English Meaning - restriction, limitation, restraint.

5.migration (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रवास
English Meaning - the movement of people within the borders of the same country or across international borders in order to find work or better living conditions.

6.mobility (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गतिशीलता
English Meaning - transportability.

7.terms of reference (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - संदर्भ की शर्तें
English Meaning - scope, limits, range/purview.

8.renewable energy (noun)

Hindi Meaning - नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा
English Meaning - green/clean energy; energy generated from natural resources (such as water, wind & solar energy).

9.differing (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - भिन्न होना, अलग होना
English Meaning - different, varying, contradictory.

10.invasion (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आक्रमण, हमला
English Meaning - attack, offensive, onslaught, incursion, assault.

11.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).

12.aggressive (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - आक्रामक
English Meaning - hostile, belligerent, bellicose, hawkish, combative.

13.vandalism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बर्बरता
English Meaning - an intentional destruction of public or private property; a premeditated or deliberate damage to public or private property.

14.bipartisan (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - द्विदलीय
English Meaning - involving cooperation between two (opposite & big) political parties.

15.the spotlight (noun)

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

16.ties (noun)

English Meaning - association, relationship, bond, connection.

17.bind (verb)

English Meaning - unite, join.

18.add (to) (verb)

English Meaning - increase, intensify, heighten.

19.Quad/Quadrilateral (noun)

English Meaning - The ‘Quadrilateral’ is described as four democracies (the United States, Japan, Australia and India) with a shared objective to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.

20.pull out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - leave, quit, give up, retreat, abandon.

21.follow suit (phrase)

English Meaning - do something same as someone else has just done; follow, copy, imitate, emulate, mimic.

22.shortened (adjective)

English Meaning - abridged, abbreviated, reduced, truncated, compressed.

23.summit (noun)

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

24.sojourn (noun)

English Meaning - stay, visit; journey.

25.address (noun)

English Meaning - a formal speech, talk, discourse.

26.consulate (noun)

English Meaning - a consulate is a smaller version of an embassy and is generally located in the larger tourist cities of a country, but not the capital. Consulates (and their chief diplomat, the consul) handle minor diplomatic issues such as issuing visas, aiding in trade relationships, and taking care of migrants, tourists, and expatriates.

27.embassy (noun)

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.

28.green hydrogen (noun)

English Meaning - it is hydrogen fuel that is created using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.

29.task force (noun)

English Meaning - a temporary organization/grouping created to solve a particular problem.

30.India-Australia Green Hydrogen Task Force (noun)

English Meaning - The task force will comprise Australian and Indian experts in renewable hydrogen and report to the Australian-Indian Ministerial Energy Dialogue on the opportunities which are there for Australia and India to cooperate in this important area of renewable hydrogen.

31.substantive (adjective)

English Meaning - important, significant, considerable.

32.comprehensive (adjective)

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

33.Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) (noun)

English Meaning - an agreement between two countires to strengthen bilateral trade. The aim of the agreement is to enhance economic and social benefits, improve living standards and ensure high and steady growth in real incomes in their respective territories by expansion of trade and investment flows, to promote economics development and to promote investment between them.

34.stances (noun)

English Meaning - opinion, view point, point of view, perspective.

35.The Indo-Pacific (region) (noun)

English Meaning - the Indo-Pacific region refers to the confluence (convergence) of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which interconnect in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and more).

36.overshadow (verb)

English Meaning - exceed, surpass, overtake, eclipse, outshine; overpower.

37.exult (verb)

English Meaning - rejoice, be joyful, be happy, be pleased.

38.deface (verb)

English Meaning - vandalise, harm, injure.

39.Khalistanis (noun)

English Meaning - people who are related/connected to the Khalistan movement (a Sikh separatist movement) seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign state, called Khālistān (‘Land of the Khalsa’), in the Punjab region.

40.pro-Khalistani (adjective)

English Meaning - supporting Khalistan movement.

41.graffiti (noun)

English Meaning - pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc.

42.pay attention to (phrase)

English Meaning - take notice of, concentrate, focus, be attentive, be wary.

43.cause for worry (phrase)

English Meaning - reason to worry.

44.by no means (phrase)

English Meaning - not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not.

45.centre stage (noun)

English Meaning - centre of attention, spotlight, public eye.

46.interest (noun)

English Meaning - common concerns (in politics/business).

47.in the interest of (phrase)

English Meaning - in order to achieve something (a specific result); for the benefit of, for the sake of, at the behest of.

48.diaspora (noun)

English Meaning - the people who spread/scatter from their own country to places across the world. Indian diaspora constitutes NRIs (Non-resident Indians) and PIOs (Persons of Indian origins).