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THE HINDU EDITORIAL ANALYSIS

Editorial by Vishal Sir

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28 May 2019Editorial by Vishal Sir


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THE HINDU EDITORIAL ANALYSISProtocol (noun) = The official procedure or system of rules

governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions (संलेख)

Inherent (adj) = Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute (निनित)

Summit (noun) = The highest point of a hill or mountain, a meeting between heads of government

Recklessly (adv) = Without regard to the danger or the consequences of one's actions (नििा निचारे)

Amateur (noun) = A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis (अिुभििीि व्यिसायी)


THE HINDU EDITORIAL ANALYSISHypnotic (adj) = Relating to or producing hypnosis

(निद्राजिक)Optimum (adj) = Most conducive to a favourable outcome;

best (सिोत्तम)Mandate (noun) = An official order or commission to do

something (अनिदेश)Coalition (noun) = A temporary alliance for combined action,

especially of political parties forming a government (गठिंिि)

Wherewithal (noun) = The money or other means needed for a particular purpose


THE HINDU EDITORIAL ANALYSISTrajectory (noun) = The path followed by a projectile flying or an

object moving under the action of given forces (प्रके्षप पथ)

Myopic (adj) = Lacking foresight or intellectual insight




Title: It’s there(It’s obvious why so many try to scale Everest — but thesafety protocol must be tightened)

Context: Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,848metres, draws adventurers from all over. But the mountainon the Nepal-China border is fast becoming a dangerousplace to visit even for the hardened mountaineer.



The inherent risks were this month highlighted with aphotograph by Nirmal Purja, a Gorkha ex-soldier. Theimage, which went viral and altered the manner in whichpeople worldwide imagine what it is to scale Mt. Everest,showed a long queue awaiting a final tilt at the summit,with all the dangers such a wait holds.

On Wednesday, 200 climbers ascended the summit, a newrecord for a single day. Last year, 807 managed to reachthe summit. In 2012, the United Nations estimated thatthere were more than 26,000 visitors to the Everestregion, and this figure has grown manifold since then.



Nepal officials argue that permits are not issued recklessly,and that jams such as this year’s near the summit are onaccount of spells of bad weather. Waiting in sub-zerotemperatures at the rarefied altitude can be fatal — thisseason’s deaths were mostly due to frostbite, exhaustion,dehydration and lack of oxygen.

Final Words As George Mallory, the English mountaineer who perished

in the attempt to scale Everest, reportedly said of its pull,“Because it’s there.” But the authorities must learn fromthis year’s tragedies and work out an optimum number ofclimbers and strengthen safety measures.



Descriptive Question

Q. Many death tolls have been witnessed for the sake of summit achievement, what can be the stringent actions that can be taken to prevent them?

(Word limit: 200)


Q.1

When will Narendra Modi be sworn-in as the Prime

Minister?

a) May 28

b) May 29

c) May 30

d) May 31

Quiz Game



Q.2

Who among the following world leaders has become the

first one to meet Japan’s new emperor?

a) Xi Jinping

b) Narendra Modi

c) Theresa May

d) Donald Trump

Quiz Game



Q.3

India on May 27, 2019 paid homage to which among the

following leaders, on his 55th death anniversary?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Vallabhbhai Patel

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Rajendra Prasad

Quiz Game



Q.4

Which organisation flight tested Guided Bomb from

Sukhoi combat jet?

a) BARC

b) ISRO

c) DRDO

d) IAF

Quiz Game



Q.5

Which IAF’s aircraft was recently certified to operate on

indigenous Bio-Jet fuel?

a) MiG-21

b) CH-47 Chinook

c) Global 5000

d) AN-32

Quiz Game




Title: Global implications of the mandate(It opens the window for India to take advantage of economicopportunities in the geopolitical space)

Context: To put this in perspective, as the world’s largestdemocracy, India has a staggering 900 million-odd voters, ofwhom about over 67% turned out, making it about a little overhalf-a-billion people participating in the general election of 2019.



At a time when two of the largest economic powers in theworld, the U.S. and China, are locked in a trade war of sorts,this mandate opens the window for India to take advantage ofeconomic opportunities that are likely to develop in thegeopolitical space.

A chance to steer geopolitics India over the last five years has taken a leadership position in

quite a few initiatives such as the International Solar Alliance,while facilitating global action on climate change through theParis Agreement. India has also projected its soft powerthrough a global projection of yoga to shine the spotlight onhow Indian spirituality can be a force for greater good.



Now, with this kind of political mandate and the unique set ofglobal circumstances it has been delivered in, the expectation iseven higher that India would take up its rightful role in steeringgeopolitics in a host of areas: from global trade to regionalconflicts to setting the global direction in emerging technologyareas such as artificial intelligence and space exploration, to namea few.

Final Words The mandate demands that India leverage the strength of its

democracy and the power of its markets to ensure that the global platforms play by rules that do not hurt the Indian national interest. While India continues to benefit from global digital innovations, this needs to happen within a framework that enhances Indian interests.


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