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Welcome pragmatism: On India’s G20 presidency

India, during its presidency of G20, needs to bring all nations in line with its vision (नज़र, दूरदर्शिता)

With the handover (सौंपना, हस्तांतरण) of the gavel (a hammer (with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order)) from Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over leadership of the G20 process on Wednesday, which will position India at the helm (in charge, in command/control/authority; in the driving seat) of forming consensus (आम सहमति) among the most advanced economies over the next year. India’s presidency (premiership, leadership, stewardship), which begins on December 1, comes at a time when the world faces economic hardships (कष्ट, अभाव, संकट) and global recessionary (मंदी) trends. In addition, the political polarisation (ध्रुवीकरण) between the U.S. and European Union, and Russia, all G20 members, will make every meeting that India will host (आयोजित करना, व्यवस्थित करना) fraught (भरपूर, भरा हुआ) with tensions. But the G20 summit (meeting, conference, conclave) in Bali provided some positive signals. Despite fears that G20 members would fail to produce a joint statement, Sherpas (an expert (a civil servant or diplomat) accompanying the leader of a member country to an international summit meeting; The term is derived from local people employed as porters/guides for mountaineers in the Himalayas. In Tibetan, shar means East; pa is a suffix meaning ‘people’) of each delegation (प्रतिनिधि मंडल, सौपना) persevered to reach a 17-page consensus document. Expectedly, there was trouble over the paragraphs on the Russia-Ukraine conflict (टकराव, लड़ाई). India’s role in tempering (moderate, tone down, mitigate, decrease, lessen) some of the language during the negotiations (बातचीत, समझौता) has been highlighted (प्रकाश डालना, प्रमुखता से दिखाना), and Mr. Modi’s phrase at the SCO summit in September, that this is “not an era of war”, was included in the final statement. The majority of the G20 leadership was not in favour of (के पक्ष में) equivocating (be evasive, be non-committal, evade/dodge the issue, beat about the bush) on the conflict, as India and a few other countries have been doing, and the joint communique (official communication, press release, bulletin) said that “most members strongly condemned (निंदा करना, दोष देना) the war in Ukraine”. It was a positive sign that while Russia protested the statement, its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was present, and President Putin’s absence actually contributed to (play a role, be instrumental in, be a factor in) a more manageable summit for Indonesia.

The fact that (used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion) Mr. Modi also extended (offer, give, present) his hand to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the banquet (dinner, elaborate meal/treat/dining) is in contrast (difference, dissimilarity, divergence, variance, variation) to their stony (unfriendly, expressionless) demeanour (behaviour, conduct, attitude, manner, appearance, bearing) at the SCO summit in September and could signal a thaw (an increase in friendliness) in talks (discussions, negotiations, deliberation) between them for the first time since the LAC standoff (deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict)) began in 2020. While Mr. Modi may have to explain the shift domestically, his decision to speak to the Chinese President also reflects (indicate, show, display, demonstrate, reveal, disclose, exhibit) the practical reality (fact, actuality, truth) that India, as host of the G20 and the SCO in 2023, will need to ensure the full participation (involvement, taking part, engagement, association) of those groupings, that include rivals (competitor, opponent, contestant, contender) such as China and Pakistan. More such pragmatism (व्यावहारिकता, यथार्थवाद) will be necessary (obligatory, required, mandatory, compulsory) for India in its year of the G20 presidency, with about 200 meetings planned. To achieve this New Delhi will have to bring on board (onto a team) all countries with its vision for the forum’s (meeting, assembly, gathering, conference, convention) future — steering (guide, conduct, direct/lead) the world’s economic leadership through this difficult phase, and preparing for future perils (danger, jeopardy, risk, difficulty) including climate change (a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth) and 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), food and energy shortages, terrorism and conflict, and bridging (join, link, connect) the digital divide (the gap between the people who access computer/the internet and those who don’t access them).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.pragmatism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - व्यावहारिकता, यथार्थवाद
English Meaning - common sense, realism, matter-of-factness.

2.vision (noun)

Hindi Meaning - नज़र, दूरदर्शिता
English Meaning - perception, foresight, far-sightedness, discernment.

3.handover (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सौंपना, हस्तांतरण
English Meaning - transfer, bestowal.

4.consensus (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आम सहमति
English Meaning - an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence.

5.hardship (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कष्ट, अभाव, संकट
English Meaning - destitution, deprivation, distress, misfortune, suffering, trouble, affliction.

6.recessionary (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - मंदी
English Meaning - relating to a period of temporary economic downturn.

7.polarisation (noun)

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

8.host (verb)

Hindi Meaning - आयोजित करना, व्यवस्थित करना
English Meaning - organize, arrange (an event).

9.fraught (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - भरपूर, भरा हुआ
English Meaning - full of, filled with, fraught (with), charged with, loaded with, rife with.

10.delegation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिनिधि मंडल, सौपना
English Meaning - a group of people (task force) sent on a mission (assignment, undertaking, or operation); committee, council, directorate, group, commission.

11.conflict (noun)

Hindi Meaning - टकराव, लड़ाई
English Meaning - battle, clash, collision, skirmish, run-in.

12.negotiation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बातचीत, समझौता
English Meaning - discussion, dialogue, talk, consultation, deliberation.

13.highlight (verb)

Hindi Meaning - प्रकाश डालना, प्रमुखता से दिखाना
English Meaning - underscore, emphasize, underline.

14.in favour of (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के पक्ष में
English Meaning - in support of, to the advantage of, approving of.

15.condemn (verb)

Hindi Meaning - निंदा करना, दोष देना
English Meaning - blame, criticize, denounce, charge.

16.welcome (adjective)

English Meaning - pleasing, agreeable, heartening, promising, much needed.

17.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.

18.presidency (noun)

English Meaning - premiership, leadership, stewardship.

19.in line with (phrase)

English Meaning - in alignment with; in accordance with.

20.gavel (noun)

English Meaning - a hammer (with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order).

21.take over (phrasal verb)

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

22.at the helm (phrase)

English Meaning - in charge, in command/control/authority; in the driving seat.

23.helm (noun)

English Meaning - in charge, in command, in authority, position.

24.summit (noun)

English Meaning - meeting, conference, conclave.

25.Sherpa (noun)

English Meaning - an expert (a civil servant or diplomat) accompanying the leader of a member country to an international summit meeting; The term is derived from local people employed as porters/guides for mountaineers in the Himalayas. In Tibetan, shar means East; pa is a suffix meaning ‘people’.

26.persevere (verb)

English Meaning - persist, continue, carry on, keep going.

27.temper (verb)

English Meaning - moderate, tone down, mitigate, decrease, lessen.

28.Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (noun)

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.

29.equivocate (verb)

English Meaning - be evasive, be non-committal, evade/dodge the issue, beat about the bush.

30.communique (noun)

English Meaning - official communication, press release, bulletin.

31.contribute to (verb)

English Meaning - play a role, be instrumental in, be a factor in.

32.the fact that (phrase)

English Meaning - used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.

33.extend (verb)

English Meaning - offer, give, present.

34.extend your hand (noun)

English Meaning - to reach your hand to someone in order to shake hands (as a greeting).

35.banquet (noun)

English Meaning - dinner, elaborate meal/treat/dining.

36.contrast (noun)

English Meaning - difference, dissimilarity, divergence, variance, variation.

37.in contrast to (phrase)

English Meaning - in opposition to, be very different from.

38.stony (adjective)

English Meaning - unfriendly, expressionless.

39.demeanour (noun)

English Meaning - behaviour, conduct, attitude, manner, appearance, bearing.

40.thaw (noun)

English Meaning - an increase in friendliness.

41.talks (noun)

English Meaning - discussions, negotiations, deliberation.

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

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).

43.standoff (noun)

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

44.reflect (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, show, display, demonstrate, reveal, disclose, exhibit.

45.reality (noun)

English Meaning - fact, actuality, truth.

46.participation (noun)

English Meaning - involvement, taking part, engagement, association.

47.rival (noun)

English Meaning - competitor, opponent, contestant, contender.

48.necessary (adjective)

English Meaning - obligatory, required, mandatory, compulsory.

49.on board (phrase)

English Meaning - onto a team.

50.forum (noun)

English Meaning - meeting, assembly, gathering, conference, convention.

51.steer (verb)

English Meaning - guide, conduct, direct/lead.

52.peril (noun)

English Meaning - danger, jeopardy, risk, difficulty.

53.climate change (noun)

English Meaning - a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth.

54.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.

55.bridge (verb)

English Meaning - join, link, connect.

56.digital divide (noun)

English Meaning - the gap between the people who access computer/the internet and those who don’t access them.