The Hindu Editorial (​Neighbours first) – Mar 30, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (​​​Neighbours first) – Mar 30, 2026:

1. Neighbour (noun) – a country that is geographically next to another country; bordering country, adjacent nation, abutting country, borderland.
2. Neighbours first (phrase) – a foreign policy principle prioritizing close, amicable, and mutually beneficial relations with immediate neighboring countries; regional priority, neighborhood-first policy, border-friendly diplomacy.
3. ties (noun) – association, relationship, connection, bond.
4. revive (verb) – restore, revitalize, renew, bring back.
5. In an exchange of (phrase) – the act of giving and receiving mutually; interchange of, trading of, swapping of.
6. sworn-in (adjective) – admitted to office by taking a formal oath; inaugurated, inducted, installed.
7. look forward (phrasal verb) – await, expect, anticipate (with pleasure).
8. take forward (phrasal verb) – advance, promote, progress, further.
9. bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries; mutual, two-sided, reciprocal, collaborative.
10. familial (adjective) – relating to a family; traditional, hereditary, ancestral, familiar.
11. bond (noun) – connection, relationship, tie, link.
12. shared (adjective) – common, collective, mutual, joint.
13. open border (noun) – a border that enables free movement of people and goods between jurisdictions with few or no restrictions; porous border, unrestricted border, unguarded border.
14. intertwined (adjective) – closely connected, interconnected, interlinked, interwoven.
15. land-locked (adjective) – enclosed by land and having no coastline or seaport; land-bound, interior, inland.
16. transit (noun) – movement, transport, passage, carrying.
17. energy grid (noun) – an interconnected network for delivering electricity from producers to consumers; power network, electricity grid, power system.
18. channel (noun) – medium, means, mechanism, avenue.
19. hydropower (noun) – energy generated by the movement of water; hydroelectric power, water power, hydroelectricity.
20. familiarity (noun) – close acquaintance, intimacy, closeness, understanding.
21. aside (adverb) – apart, notwithstanding, regardless of, ignoring.
22. assume (verb) – presume, suppose, guess, conclude.
23. ascension (noun) – rise, ascent, elevation (to power or office), promotion.
24. chart (verb) – outline, map out, plan, establish.
25. well-worn (adjective) – much used, traditional, customary, established.
26. course (noun) – path, trajectory, direction, route.
27. Madhesi (noun) – historically marginalized indigenous ethnic groups of Nepalese people natively residing in the Madhesh plains of Southern Nepal (Terai region) who share strong socio-cultural ties with adjacent regions of India; plain-dwellers, Terai-dwellers.
28. upturn (verb) – overturn, reverse, upend, alter.
29. dominance (noun) – supremacy, superiority, influence, leverage, control, power.
30. Brahmin-Chettri Pahadi (adjective) – relating to the historically dominant, upper-caste hill ethnic groups in Nepal who have traditionally held political and social dominance; traditional ruling class.
31. elite (noun) – privileged group, upper class, ruling class, aristocracy.
32. understanding (noun) – comprehension, perception, interpretation, perspective.
33. Gen-Z (noun) – Generation Z, the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials, generally born between the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2010s known for being digital natives. Generation Z (born ~1997-2012), youth, younger generation, post-millennials. Millennials (born ~1981–1996), Gen Z (~1997–2012), and Gen Alpha (2010s–mid-2020s).
34. movement (noun) – campaign, drive, crusade, initiative.
35. bring down (phrasal verb) – topple, overthrow, unseat, overturn, oust.
36. inherit (verb) – assume, take over, receive (a situation or legacy from predecessors); take on, succeed to, be left with.
37. foreign policy understanding (noun) – a government’s historical strategy and conventional wisdom in dealing with other nations; diplomatic approach, international strategy, external relations perspective.
38. come through (phrasal verb) – emerge from, arise from, develop via, originate from.
39. panchayati movement (noun) – a political movement related to the Panchayat system, a partyless political system of governance instituted by King Mahendra in Nepal (1960–1990) wherein all powers were centralized to the king; partyless movement, traditionalist political movement, monarch-led political system.
40. Maoist movement (noun) – a decade-long armed struggle and political movement led by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) which sought to overthrow the Nepalese monarchy and establish a people’s republic; communist insurgency, left-wing radical movement, anti-monarchy rebellion.
41. overthrow (verb) – topple, bring down, unseat, defeat, oust.
42. monarchy (noun) – a form of government with a monarch (king or queen) at the head; royal regime, kingdom, sovereign rule, crowned republic.
43. in that sense (phrase) – from that perspective, in that respect, contextually, therefore.
44. as well as (phrase) – and, in addition to, along with, besides.
45. overarching (adjective) – all-encompassing, comprehensive, overall, general.
46. yet to (phrase) – still not.
47. formalise (verb) – make official, establish, legitimize, ratify.
48. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
49. development assistance (noun) – financial aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries; foreign aid, economic support, developmental aid.
50. strain (verb) – overtax, damage, weaken, impair.
51. over (preposition) – regarding, concerning, about, on the subject of.
52. the constitution (noun) – the supreme law or fundamental principles of a nation, referring here to the 2015 Constitution of Nepal; fundamental law, supreme charter, rulebook.
53. blockade (noun) – barricade, barrier, obstacle, restriction.
54. border trade (noun) – the exchange of goods and services between people or entities located in adjacent border regions; cross-border commerce, frontier trade.
55. territorial (adjective) – relating to the ownership of a particular area of land or water; geographical, spatial, land-related.
56. overt (adjective) – obvious, visible, apparent, undisguised.
57. nationalism (noun) – patriotism, national pride, chauvinism, xenophobia.
58. hegemony (noun) – dominance, supremacy, authority, control.
59. Greater Nepal (noun) – an irredentist and ultra-nationalist concept encompassing the territories historically controlled by the Gurkha army before the Sugauli Treaty of 1816; historical Nepalese empire, pre-Sugauli Nepal, expanded Nepalese territory.
60. read with (phrase) – interpret with, understand with, perceive with, view with.
61. concern (noun) – worry, anxiety, apprehension, unease.
62. tread (verb) – walk, step, proceed, navigate.
63. lightly (adverb) – carefully, cautiously, gently, warily.
64. find one’s feet (phrase) – adapt, become accustomed, settle in, get used to a new situation.
65. offer (verb) – provide, give, extend, propose.
66. fertilizer (noun) – a chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its fertility; compost, manure.
67. dependent on (adjective) – reliant on, conditional on, contingent on, leaning on.
68. remittance (noun) – payment, transfer of money, settlement, specifically money sent by workers abroad to their home country; transferred funds, sent money, allowance.
69. overflight (noun) – the flight of an aircraft over a particular territory; airspace crossing, aerial transit.
70. power (noun) – electricity, energy, electrical supply.
71. third-country assistance (noun) – aid, investment, or support provided by a nation other than the two primary countries involved; third-party support.
72. bilateral friendship treaty (noun) – referring to the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a bilateral pact establishing close strategic relations and mutual security frameworks between the two South Asian neighbors.
73. difference (noun) – disagreement, dispute, conflict, divergence.
74. upon (preposition) – immediately after, following, on, subsequent to.
75. eventually (adverb) – ultimately, finally, in the end, at last.
76. at the earliest (phrase) – as soon as possible, without delay, promptly, speedily.
77. move forward (phrasal verb) – progress, advance, make progress, proceed.

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