The Hindu Editorial (no end to suffering) – Mar 19, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (​​​no end to suffering) – Mar 19, 2026:

1. suffering (noun) – the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship; distress, hardship, misery, agony.
2. conflict (noun) – a serious disagreement, dispute, or armed clash between two or more parties; clash, dispute, friction, hostility.
3. enlist (verb) – to engage or secure the support and cooperation of someone for a particular cause; engage, mobilize, secure (obtain/get), acquire.
4. rage (verb) – continue intensely, proceed violently, storm, boil.
5. frontier (noun) – a line or border separating two countries; border, boundary, dividing line, borderline.
6. flare up (phrasal verb) – erupt, explode, break out, burst out, blow up.
7. intensify (verb) – escalate, compound, aggravate, exacerbate.
8. clash (noun) – a violent confrontation or fighting between groups; skirmish, confrontation, conflict, fight.
9. force (noun) – an organized body of military personnel or police; troops, military, army, personnel.
10. Durand Line (proper noun) – the 2,640-kilometer international land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, established in 1893 following an agreement between British diplomat Sir Mortimer Durand and Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman Khan.
11. airstrike (noun) – air attack, bombing, aerial assault, air raid.
12. tragically (adverb) – sadly, disastrously, terribly, awfully.
13. rehabilitation (noun) – the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after addiction or illness; recovery, healing, recuperation.
14. administration (noun) – government, regime, authority, leadership.
15. harbour (verb) – shelter, protect, shield, accommodate.
16. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (noun) – an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan-Pakistani border, officially formed in 2007 with the aim of overthrowing the Pakistani state.
17. accusation (noun) – allegation, charge, claim, indictment.
18. claim (verb) – assert, declare, profess, state.
19. military installation (noun) – military base, military facility, army camp, military station.
20. condemn (verb) – censure, criticize, denounce, castigate.
21. cowardly (adjective) – spineless, fearful, craven, timid, faint-hearted.
22. cover-up (noun) – an attempt to conceal evidence of a mistake, crime, or embarrassing fact; concealment, evasion, whitewashing, suppression, camouflage.
23. massacre (noun) – an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people; slaughter, carnage, bloodbath, butchery, annihilation.
24. call for (phrasal verb) – demand, request, ask for, appeal for.
25. international inquiry (noun) – an official investigation or formal examination conducted by global bodies to uncover facts about a major incident.
26. simmer (verb) – brew, smoulder, seethe, fester.
27. escalate (verb) – intensify, heighten, increase, amplify.
28. struck past tense of strike (verb) – hit, attack, bomb, assault.
29. base (noun) – a place used as a centre of operations by the armed forces or other groups; camp, headquarters, post, station.
30. Operation Ghazab Lil Haq (Righteous Fury) (noun) – Operation Ghazab lil-Haq is Pakistan’s retaliatory military campaign launched in response to the alleged cross-border attacks. It translates to “Righteous Fury.” According to officials, the operation targeted key military installations and defence positions of the Afghan Taliban. The phrase ‘ Ghazab Lil Haq’ is an Arabic expression that roughly translates to ‘wrath for justice’ or ‘anger for the truth’ or ‘Righteous Fury’ in English. It carries a religious and moral undertone, implying anger expressed in defence of what is believed to be a just or righteous cause.
31. fury (noun) – wild or violent anger; rage, wrath, ferocity, ire.
32. tension (noun) – a state of latent hostility or strained relations between groups or nations; strain, friction, unease, apprehension.
33. following (preposition) – coming after or as a result of an event; subsequent to, succeeding, in the aftermath of, trailing.
34. anger (noun) – a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; outrage, indignation, fury, resentment.
35. ties (noun)  relations, connections, links, associations.
36. host (verb) – welcome, receive, entertain, accommodate.
37. turn into (verb) – transform, convert, change, make into.
38. colony (noun) – a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country; territory, settlement, dependency.
39. turnaround (noun) – a complete change in opinion, attitude, policy, or circumstances; reversal, U-turn, shift, transformation.
40. continued (adjective) – ongoing, constant, sustained, uninterrupted.
41. hatred (noun) – intense dislike, hostility, or animosity; animosity, enmity, hostility, antipathy.
42. possibly (adverb) – perhaps, maybe, conceivably, potentially.
43. imbue (verb) – instil, inject, ingrain, permeate.
44. a sense of (phrase) – a feeling of, awareness of, perception of, impression of.
45. impunity (noun) – exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action; exemption, immunity, indemnity, non-liability.
46. at will (phrase) – whenever, however, or as much as one wants; whenever necessary, as one pleases, freely, arbitrarily.
47. payback (noun) – retaliation, revenge, retribution, vengeance.
48. cross-border (adjective) – happening or involving people, resources, or activities moving across the border between two countries; trans-border, international, territorial, neighbouring.
49. mirror (verb) – reflect, echo, imitate, match.
50. constraint (noun) – a limitation or restriction; restriction, limitation, check, restraint.
51. two-front situation (noun) – a strategic or military scenario where a country must face adversaries or handle conflicts on two separate geographical borders simultaneously; dual-border conflict.
52. compound (verb) – aggravate, worsen, exacerbate, intensify.
53. transnational (adjective) – extending or operating across national boundaries; international, multinational, cross-border, global.
54. the source of (some) relief (phrase) – a cause or origin of comfort, alleviation, or reassurance in a difficult situation; cause of comfort.
55. dialogue (noun) – discussion, negotiation, talk, parley, communication.
56. limited (adjective) – finite, restricted, narrow, bounded, basic; minimal, meagre, scanty.
57. regime (noun) – a government, especially an authoritarian one; government, administration, leadership, rule.
58. recognise (verb) – acknowledge, accept, validate, endorse.
59. diplomatic (adjective) – concerning the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations; political, ambassadorial, consular, foreign-policy.
60. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (noun) – an intergovernmental international organization established in 2001 to promote political, economic, and security cooperation across Eurasia.
61. concern (verb) – worry, bother, trouble, unsettle.
62. outbreak (noun) – a sudden occurrence or eruption of something unwelcome, such as war or disease; eruption, flare-up, upsurge, sudden appearance.
63. open war (noun) – a state of declared, unrestricted, and active military conflict between two or more nations; all-out war, full-scale conflict.
64. intervene (verb) – step in, involve oneself, mediate, intercede.
65. as a result of (phrase) – because of an event or situation; due to, owing to, on account of, because of.
66. risk (verb) – endanger, hazard, jeopardize, imperil.
67. volatility (noun) – instability, unpredictability, fluctuation, turbulence.
68. vulnerable (adjective) – defenceless, exposed, unprotected, at risk.
69. the most (adverb) – to the greatest extent or degree; to a great extent; greatest, maximum, utmost, maximally, predominantly.

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