Topic Of The Day:-” A SECURITY ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT THE MORTAR”
Many Of India’s National Security Inadequacies Stem From The Absence Of A National Security Vision
In April this year, the Narendra Modi government set up a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) to assist in the creation of “national security strategy, international defence engagement strategy, roadmap to build (a) defence manufacturing ecosystem, strategy to boost defence exports, and priority capability development plans”. Earlier this month, it also decided to revive the Strategic Policy Group (SPG) within the overall National Security Council (NSC) system. Are these committees indicative of a newfound ‘national security consciousness’ in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government today?
That the government has set up/revived these committees only in its final year in office goes to show that it is cognisant of the fact that its national security performance has been found severely wanting. More so, given the sorry state of the country’s national security, it — erroneously, if I may add — hopes that further centralisation of national security and defence decision making in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) under the National Security Adviser (NSA), would salvage its national security reputation.
meanings and words
1) Fortunes
Meaning: a large amount of money or assets.
Tamil Meaning: செல்வ வளம்
Synonyms: Wealth, riches, substance, property
Antonyms: Debt, Poverty, Hardship
Example: “He inherited a substantial fortune”
2) Fluctuating
Meaning: Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.
Tamil Meaning: மாறிக்கொண்டே
Synonyms: vary, differ, shift, change
Antonyms: Remain, Stay, Continue
Example: “Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year”
3) Prominent
Meaning: Important; famous.
Tamil Meaning: முக்கிய
Synonyms: Important, well known, leading
Antonyms: Inconspicuous
Example: “She was a prominent member of the city council”
4) Aid
Meaning: Financial or material help given to a country or area in need.
Tamil Meaning: உதவி
Synonyms: Assistance, support
Antonyms: Harm, Hindrance, Disfavor
Example: “700,000 tons of food aid”
5) Recovery
Meaning: The action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost.
Tamil Meaning: மீட்பு
Synonyms: Recuperation, convalescence
Antonyms: Relapse, deterioration
Example: “A team of salvage experts to ensure the recovery of family possessions”
6) Ease
Meaning: Make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe.
Tamil Meaning: எளிதாக்க
Synonyms: Relieve, alleviate, mitigate
Antonyms: Aggravate
Example: “A huge road-building programme to ease congestion”
7) Commit
Meaning: Pledge or bind (a person or an organization) to a certain course or policy.
Tamil Meaning: உறுதியளித்து
Synonyms: Carry out, do, perform, perpetrate
Antonyms: apathetic
Example: “They were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion”
8) Midst
Meaning: In the middle of.
Tamil Meaning: நடுவில்
Synonyms: Middle, centre, midpoint
Antonyms: Exterior, Outside
Example: The left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm”
9) Headwinds
Meaning: A wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion.
Example: The runners had to battle against a stiff/strong headwind.
10) Deficit
Meaning: The amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
Tamil Meaning: பற்றாக்குறை
Synonyms: Shortfall, deficiency, shortage
Antonyms: surplus, profit
Example: “An annual operating deficit”
11) Adversely
Meaning: In a way that prevents success or development; harmfully or unfavorably.
Tamil Meaning: மோசமான
Example: “His self-confidence was adversely affected for years to come”
12) Imposed
Meaning: Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.
Tamil Meaning: திணிக்கப்பட்ட
Synonyms: Levy, charge, exact
Antonyms: Free
Example: “sanctions imposed on South Africa”
13) Diversifying
Meaning: Make or become more diverse or varied.
Tamil Meaning: பரவலாக
Synonyms: Branch out, vary output, expand
Antonyms: Continue, Remain, Conform
Example: “The company expanded rapidly and diversified into computers”
14) Wean
Meaning: be strongly influenced by (something), especially from an early age.
Tamil Meaning: கவர
Synonyms: Discourage, halt, Remove
Example: “The doctor tried to wean her off the sleeping pills”
15) Inadequacies
Meaning: The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required.
Tamil Meaning: போதாத
Synonyms: Insufficiency, deficiency
Antonyms: Abundance, surplus, competence
Example: “The inadequacy of available resources”
