The Hindu Editorial (Fulfil the promise) – Jul 16, 2026

fulfil (verb) – carry out, execute, perform, achieve, accomplish, satisfy, meet, comply with.
promise (noun) – assurance, pledge, vow, guarantee.
stall (verb) – delay, postpone, put off, hold off.
restoration (noun) – return, re-establishment, reinstatement, restitution.
statehood (noun) – the status of being a recognized state rather than a union territory.
solemn (adjective) – sincere, earnest, genuine, formal.
assurance (noun) – promise, pledge, vow, guarantee.
restore (verb) – return, re-establish, reinstate, bring back.
set (verb) – fix, decide on.
timeline (noun) – schedule, deadline, timeframe, timetable.
expectation (noun) – hope, anticipation, belief, assumption.
reasonable (adjective) – acceptable, fair, sensible, practical.
progressively (adverb) – gradually, step by step, steadily, in stages.
do nothing on (phrase) – fail to act on, ignore, neglect, disregard.
front (noun) – aspect, area, field, sphere.
since then (phrase) – from that time onward, following that, subsequently, after that.
interpret (verb) – understand, construe, take to mean, read.
lack (noun) – absence, deficiency, shortage, unavailability.
licence (noun) – freedom, liberty, permission, authority.
indefinite (adjective) – unspecified, unlimited, unstated, endless.
deferral (noun) – postponement, delay, suspension, adjournment.
despite (preposition) – in spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding, even with.
repeated (adjective) – frequent, recurring, continuous, constant.
pledge (verb) – promise, vow, commit, assure.
run-up to (phrase) – the period of time leading up to an important event; prelude, lead-up, buildup.
reiterate (verb) – repeat, restate, say again, iterate.
on the floor of (phrase) – inside the parliament/assembly where debates and voting take place; in the assembly/parliament, during the session, inside the house, within parliament.
unsurprisingly (adverb) – as expected, predictably, inevitably, understandably.
inaction (noun) – inactivity, passivity, idleness, inertia.
drive (verb) – force, compel, prompt, push.
agitation (noun) – protest, protestation, demonstration, unrest.
rally (noun) – gathering, march, meeting, demonstration.
culminate (verb) – end, finish, conclude, build up to.
sit-in (noun) – a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met; protest, demonstration, dharna, blockade.
Jantar Mantar (proper noun) – a historic observatory in New Delhi which has conventionally served as a popular site for public protests and demonstrations in the capital.
grievance (noun) – complaint, objection, grouse, resentment.
province (noun) – state, territory, region, division.
legitimate (adjective) – valid, reasonable, justifiable, sensible.
retention (noun) – maintaining, holding, keeping, withholding, preservation.
popular (adjective) – public.
subordinate (verb) – treat as of lesser importance, make secondary, subjugate.
elected government (noun) – a government formed by (elected) representatives chosen by the citizens through voting; democratic government, representative rule, elected body.
unelected (adjective) – not chosen by election; appointed, nominated, selected, undemocratic.
Lieutenant Governor (proper noun) – the constitutional head of a Union Territory in India, appointed by the President, acting as the representative of the Central Government.
retain (verb) – keep, maintain, preserve, hold on to.
preponderant (adjective) – dominant, predominant, chief, principal.
authority (noun) – power, control, command, jurisdiction.
bureaucracy (noun) – civil service, administration, government, officialdom.
institution (noun) – organization, establishment, structure, system.
principled (adjective) – moral, ethical, honorable, righteous.
justification (noun) – reason, rationale, basis, explanation.
perpetuate (verb) – maintain, preserve, keep going, sustain.
arrangement (noun) – system, setup, structure.
hold (verb) – conduct, organize, run, convene.
install (verb) – establish, set up, induct, put in place.
rationale (noun) – reason, reasoning, justification, basis.
trite (adjective) – overused, unoriginal, cliché, commonplace.
security (noun) – safety, protection, defence.
invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce, use.
Solicitor-General (proper noun) – the second-highest law officer of the country, subordinate to the Attorney General of India, who advises the government and appears on its behalf in courts.
cite (verb) – refer to, adduce, point to, invoke.
Pahalgam terrorist attack (proper noun) – A deadly militant attack on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, predominantly tourists.
hearing (noun) – legal proceedings, trial, inquiry, judicial session.
petition (noun) – appeal, plea, request, application.
seek (verb) – ask for, request, solicit, demand.
cut no ice (phrase) – have no influence or effect; fail to impress, be ineffective, carry no weight, be unconvincing.
account (noun) – version, report, narrative, statement.
orchestrate (verb) – organize, arrange, coordinate, mastermind.
across the border (phrase) – from the other side of an international border, typically referring to Pakistan in the context of India; cross-border, from a neighboring country.
Operation Sindoor (proper noun) – a cross-border military operation launched by India on May 7, 2025, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack of April 22, 2025.
cross-border (adjective) – occurring between or involving two or more countries; transnational, cross-national, inter-state.
provocation (noun) – incitement, inducement, instigation, prompting, triggering.
have no (logical) bearing on (phrase) – have no (logical) connection or influence on something; be irrelevant to, be unconnected to, have no effect on, have no relation to.
whether (conjunction) – if, indicating a choice between alternatives.
elected representative (noun) – a person who has been voted into an official position to act on behalf of the public; lawmaker, parliamentarian, legislator, public official.
trust with (phrasal verb) – to give someone responsibility for something; entrust with, assign to, give responsibility for, hand over to.
if anything (phrase) – on the contrary, rather, in fact, conversely.
empower (verb) – authorize, entitle, permit, allow.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, handle.
precisely (adverb) – exactly, absolutely, accurately, directly.
polity (noun) – a form or process of civil government or constitution; state, society, republic, commonwealth.
assuage (verb) – relieve, alleviate, soothe, mitigate.
concern (noun) – worry, anxiety, apprehension, unease.
turn into (phrasal verb) – be changed or transformed into; become, transform into, change into, develop into.
resentment (noun) – bitterness, indignation, irritation, displeasure.
feed into (phrasal verb) – contribute to, influence, add to, supply.
cycle (noun) – a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order; series, sequence, pattern, chain.
militancy (noun) – extremism, radicalism, belligerence, combativeness.
Valley (proper noun) – a specific reference to the Kashmir Valley region (it is a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it).
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
handling (noun) – management, administration, conduct, treatment.
reveal (verb) – disclose, show, display, expose.
troubling (adjective) – worrying, alarming, distressing, unsettling.
substantial (adjective) – significant, considerable, large, meaningful.
secure (adjective) – confident, safe, certain, assured.
dominance (noun) – supremacy, superiority, ascendancy, control.
appear (verb) – seem, look, give the impression of being.
regard (verb) – consider, view, see, perceive.
expendable (adjective) – dispensable, replaceable, non-essential, unnecessary.
myopic (adjective) – short-sighted, narrow-minded, insular, lacking foresight.
governance (noun) – administration, management, rule, control.
dispensable (adjective) – expendable, replaceable, non-essential, unnecessary.
deepen (verb) – intensify, worsen, exacerbate, compound.
alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement, separation.
instability (noun) – unpredictability, unsteadiness, volatility, insecurity.
spill over (phrasal verb) – spread, extend, spread out, carry over.
unsettle (verb) – disturb, perturb, unnerve, discompose.
overall (adverb) – in all, all together, comprehensively, on the whole.
seem (verb) – appear, look, give the impression of being, sound.
cynically (adverb) – in a distrustful or self-interested way; suspiciously, skeptically, calculatingly, selfishly.
content (adjective) – satisfied, pleased, willing, agreeable.
leave (something) hanging (phrase) – leave unresolved, leave undecided, keep in suspense, keep pending.
arithmetic (noun) – calculation, reckoning, tally, numbers.
rework (verb) – revise, alter, modify, reshape.
delimitation (noun) – the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country; boundary setting, demarcation, redefining boundaries.
tilt (verb) – sway, bias, influence, favor.
decisively (adverb) – conclusively, firmly, resolutely, definitively.
in one’s favour (phrase) – to one’s advantage or benefit; beneficial to, advantageous to, supporting, on one’s side.
hold in abeyance (phrase) – suspend, put on hold, defer, delay.
abeyance (noun) – a state of being inactive/suspended/inoperative temporarily; a state of dormancy; temporary halt/postponement. (It is mostly used in the phrase “in abeyance” with the word “in”).
until (preposition) – up to, up to the time of, prior to.
circumstance (noun) – situation, condition, state of affairs, context.
turn (verb) – become, grow, get, change into.
expedient (adjective) – convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral; advantageous, beneficial, useful, pragmatic.

The Hindu Editorial (Fulfil the promise) – Jul 16, 2026

The Hindu Editorial (Fulfil the promise) – Jul 16, 2026

The Hindu Editorial (Fulfil the promise) – Jul 16, 2026:

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The Hindu Editorial (​​Fulfil the promise) – Jul 16, 2026

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