Spreading chaos
The assassination (हत्या/मार देना) of Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov by a Turkish policeman incensed (क्रुद्ध /नाराज होकर) over Russia’s military intervention in Syria, and the terror attack on a Berlin Christmas market that has been connected to a Pakistani national, symbolize the instability and disorder that has set into international affairs today. Both incidents are symptomatic (सूचक/प्रतीक) of a larger process being driven by a new form of nationalism that rides roughshod over multilateral institutions. In the Middle East, for example, an explosion of sectarian (विशेष संबंधी/साम्प्रदायिक) tensions mixed with larger geopolitical rivalries has plunged the region into chaos (अराजकता/अव्यवस्था) .
The US military intervention in Iraq in the previous decade set the template for a smash-and-grab approach to foreign policy. Global organizations like the UN came to be viewed as effete (अशक्त/सामर्थ्यहीन) . Russia followed suit by intervening in Ukraine and now Syria. China feels it can disregard international norms and lord it over the South China Sea, even as it rides roughshod (without thinking or caring about the opinions, rights, or feelings of others) over other Asian nations.
As a result of these aggressive assertions, the authority of multilateral institutions has been ripped apart. Can the UN’s effort to fight global terrorism be taken seriously if China continuously thwarts (नाकाम बनाना/व्यर्थ करना) India’s attempts to blacklist known Pakistani terrorists? If the Berlin terror attack is connected to a Pakistani national it will affirm (पुष्टि होना), once again, that country’s status as a global terror hub. Yet the international community mollycoddles (अत्यधिक ध्यान देना) it and fails to exert enough pressure for it to undergo a de-radicalization (मौलिक अपरिवर्तनवाद या असुधारवाद) process. Global terror cannot be addressed by just closing national borders, an argument even more valid for other pressing challenges such as climate change. Multilateral institutions need to be repaired and reformed to enforce a fair global rulebook, prevent tragedies like the destruction of Aleppo, and tackle collective challenges.
Assassination (noun)
The act of murdering (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons. हत्या/मार देना
Synonyms: Manslaughter, Murder, Kill, Put to Death
Example: British police have uncovered an assassination plot against the Prime Minister.
Incensed (adjective)
To arouse the extreme anger or indignation at. क्रुद्ध /नाराज
Synonyms: Indignant, Resented, Fierce, Angry
Example: Incensed over recent reforms in company policy many employees are leaving company over dissatisfaction.
Symptomatic (adjective)
Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable. सूचक/प्रतीक
Synonyms: Indicative, Signaling, Characteristic, Suggestive, Representative, Symbolic, Denotative
Example: Staring at the dark circles underneath her green eyes, the woman wondered if they were caused by stress or symptomatic of something more serious.
Sectarian (adjective)
Adhering strongly to a certain doctrine or sect. विशेष संबंधी/साम्प्रदायिक
Synonyms: Fanatic, Dogmatic, Nonconformist, Bigoted
Example: The minister’s sectarian beliefs led him to preach against homosexuality in his church.
Chaos (noun)
Complete disorder and confusion. / A condition or place of great disorder or confusion अराजकता/अव्यवस्था
Synonyms: Turmoil, Clutter, Disarray, Muddle
Example: The whole country is in economic chaos because of the collapse of the government
Effete (adjective)
No longer capable of effective action./ lacking strength, courage, or spirit. अशक्त/सामर्थ्यहीन
Synonyms: Weak, Effeminate, Weakened, Enfeebled, Enervated, Powerless
Example: The effete man was scared of his own shadow and hid in the closet during thunderstorms.
Thwart (Verb)
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. नाकाम बनाना/व्यर्थ करना
Synonyms: Oppose, Prevent, Cramp, Restrain, Mess, Ruin, Aggravate
Example: Someone built this wall with broken bottles set in the top to thwart the intrusion of outsiders.
Affirm (verb)
State emphatically or publicly. पुष्टि होना
Synonyms: Declare, State, Assert, Aver, Proclaim, Pronounce, Pledge
Example: The army recruits affirm their commitment to the country by taking an oath.
Radicalize (verb)
Introduce fundamental or far-reaching changes in. मौलिक परिवर्तन या सुधार
Synonyms: Change Fundamentally or to the root
Example: The whole political system needs to be radicalized to make it working effectively for deprived classes.
Mollycoddle (verb)
Treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way. अत्यधिक ध्यान देना
Synonyms: pamper, cosset, coddle, overindulge, wrap in cotton wool.
Example: There is so much political correctness around that we have to be careful not to mollycoddle our next generation to the point where they haven’t got the character to make it to the top.
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