The Hindu Editorial – 26 Jan 2026
Editorial Grammar & Vocabulary Analysis
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s neo-colonial (Adj) posturing (Sub) at the World Economic Forum (Obj) in Davos (Obj) could mark (Modal Verb) the opening (Adj) salvo (Obj) of what (Sub) may be termed (Modal Passive) great-power (Adj) climate (Adj) wars (Obj) — an irony (Obj), given that it (Sub) is being waged (Present Continuous Passive) by a climate-change (Adj) denier (Obj).
सारांश: दावोस में ट्रम्प का नव-उपनिवेशवादी रुख उस चीज़ की शुरुआत कर सकता है जिसे महाशक्ति जलवायु युद्ध कहा जा सकता है, जो विडंबनापूर्ण है क्योंकि वह जलवायु परिवर्तन को नकारते हैं।
As global (Adj) warming (Sub) is (Present Continuous) rapidly (Adv) melting (Present Continuous) Arctic (Adj) polar (Adj) ice (Obj), it (Sub) has sharpened (Present Perfect) interest (Obj) in the Northern Sea Route (NSR) (Obj), which (Sub) promises (Present Simple) to cut (Infinitive) shipping (Adj) time (Obj) between East Asia (Obj), western Europe (Obj) and North America (Obj).
सारांश: वैश्विक तापमान वृद्धि के कारण आर्कटिक बर्फ का तेजी से पिघलना उत्तरी सागर मार्ग में रुचि बढ़ा दिया है, जो प्रमुख क्षेत्रों के बीच तेज शिपिंग कनेक्शन प्रदान करता है।
The route (Sub) also (Adv) carries (Present Simple) geopolitical (Adj) implications (Obj): it (Sub) enables (Present Simple) tighter (Adj) trade (Obj) and market (Adj) integration (Obj) between China (Obj) and the Western Hemisphere (Obj) — an outcome (Obj) Mr. Trump (Sub) has often (Adv) sought (Present Perfect) to obstruct (Infinitive).
सारांश: इस मार्ग का भू-राजनीतिक महत्व है क्योंकि यह चीन और पश्चिम के बीच निकटतर व्यापार एकीकरण को सुविधाजनक बनाता है, एक विकास जिसे ट्रम्प ने लगातार अवरुद्ध करने की कोशिश की है।
At Davos, his renewed (Adj) suggestion (Sub) that the U.S. (Sub) could “purchase” (Modal Verb) Greenland (Obj) has rattled (Present Perfect) allies (Obj) and revived (Present Perfect) colonial (Adj) anxieties (Obj). The remark (Sub) came (Past Simple) even (Adv) as Sara Olsvig (Sub), chair (Obj) of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (Obj), has said (Present Perfect) that “there’s no such thing as a better (Adj) coloniser” (Obj), reflecting (Present Participle) on over three centuries (Obj) of Danish (Adj) rule (Obj).
सारांश: ग्रीनलैंड खरीदने के ट्रम्प के दोहराए गए सुझाव ने सहयोगियों को चिंतित कर दिया है और औपनिवेशिक भय को पुनर्जीवित कर दिया है, खासकर जब स्वदेशी नेता डेनिश उपनिवेशवाद के सदियों पर विचार करते हैं।
Greenland’s strategic (Adj) value (Sub) is (Present Simple) undeniable (Adj). China (Sub) has conducted (Present Perfect) trial (Adj) commercial (Adj) voyages (Obj) through the NSR (Obj), promoting (Present Participle) it (Obj) as a shorter (Adj), and potentially (Adv) lower-emission (Adj), shipping (Adj) route (Obj), even though its existence (Sub) is (Present Simple) a product (Obj) of climate (Adj) breakdown (Obj).
सारांश: ग्रीनलैंड का स्पष्ट सामरिक महत्व है। चीन ने एनएसआर के व्यावसायिक उपयोग का परीक्षण किया है, इसे एक कुशल शिपिंग मार्ग के रूप बढ़ावा दिया है, भले ही यह जलवायु संकट का परिणाम है।
Chinese (Adj) firms (Sub) have also (Adv) shown (Present Perfect) sustained (Adj) interest (Obj) in Greenland’s significant (Adj) mineral (Adj) wealth (Obj), particularly (Adv) rare earths (Obj). For Mr. Trump (Obj), who (Sub) has weaponised (Present Perfect) trade (Obj) and was forced (Past Simple Passive) to moderate (Infinitive) tariffs (Obj) against China (Obj) due to Beijing’s dominance (Obj) over rare earth (Adj) supply chains (Obj), such (Adj) activity (Sub) is (Present Simple) easily (Adv) framed (Present Simple Passive) as strategic (Adj) encroachment (Obj) into America’s sphere (Obj) of influence (Obj).
सारांश: चीनी कंपनियों को ग्रीनलैंड के खनिज संसाधनों, विशेष रूप से दुर्लभ मृदा में निरंतर रुचि है। ट्रम्प के लिए, जिन्होंने व्यापार को हथियार के रूप में इस्तेमाल किया है लेकिन चीन के दुर्लभ मृदा नियंत्रण के कारण टैरिफ में संयम बरता है, यह अमेरिकी क्षेत्र में रणनीतिक घुसपैठ के रूप में प्रतीत होता है।
Yet, extraction (Sub) in Greenland (Obj) would be (Conditional) neither (Adv) easy (Adj) nor (Adv) uncontested (Adj). Much (Sub) of the mineral (Adj) wealth (Obj) is (Present Simple) buried (Adj) deep under permanent (Adj) ice (Obj), and local (Adj) resistance (Sub) is (Present Simple) likely (Adj).
सारांश: हालाँकि, ग्रीनलैंड में खनन कठिन होगा और विरोध का सामना करेगा, क्योंकि संसाधन मोटी बर्फ के नीचे दबे हुए हैं और स्थानीय प्रतिरोध की उम्मीद है।
Greenlanders (Sub) have fought (Present Perfect) long (Adj) struggles (Obj) for political (Adj) and economic (Adj) sovereignty (Obj), achieving (Present Participle) enhanced (Adj) self-rule (Obj) only (Adv) in 2009. Recent (Adj) opinion polls (Sub) suggest (Present Simple) that an overwhelming (Adj) majority (Sub) of Greenland’s population (Obj) opposes (Present Simple) any form (Obj) of American (Adj) rule (Obj).
सारांश: ग्रीनलैंडर्स ने लंबे समय तक संप्रभुता के लिए संघर्ष किया है, केवल 2009 में ही अधिक स्वशासन हासिल किया। वर्तमान सर्वेक्षण बताते हैं कि अधिकांश निवासी किसी भी प्रकार के अमेरिकी नियंत्रण का दृढ़ता से विरोध करते हैं।
Nevertheless (Adv), Mr. Trump (Sub) claimed (Past Simple) on the sidelines (Obj) of Davos that Washington (Sub) had reached (Past Perfect) a “framework” (Obj) with the European Union (Obj), addressing (Present Participle) U.S. security (Obj) and resource (Adj) interests (Obj). Media (Adj) reports (Sub) of proposals (Obj) allowing (Present Participle) indefinite (Adj) American (Adj) basing (Adj) rights (Obj) and access (Obj) to subsoil (Adj) resources (Obj) reinforce (Present Simple) the perception (Obj) that this push (Sub) is driven (Present Simple Passive) less (Adv) by security (Obj) than by extraction (Obj) and control (Obj).
सारांश: इसके बावजूद, ट्रम्प ने सुरक्षा और संसाधन हितों के लिए एक अमेरिकी-यूरोपीय संघ ढांचे का दावा किया। अनिश्चितकालीन अमेरिकी सैन्य ठिकाने और संसाधन पहुंच की रिपोर्टें सुरक्षा नहीं, बल्कि निष्कर्षण और नियंत्रण के उद्देश्यों का संकेत देती हैं।
Davos (Sub), long (Adv) projected (Past Participle) as a forum (Obj) for global (Adj) cooperation (Obj), appeared (Past Simple) this year (Obj) as a staging (Adj) ground (Obj) for resurgent (Adj) resource (Adj) nationalism (Obj). In doing so (Adv), it (Sub) may have sown (Present Perfect) the seeds (Obj) of a new (Adj) world (Adj) order (Obj), undermining (Present Participle) the very (Adj) rules-based (Adj) system (Obj) that (Sub) post-war (Adj) America (Sub) once (Adv) built (Past Simple).
सारांश: दावोस, पारंपरिक रूप से एक वैश्विक सहयोग मंच, इस साल नवीनीकृत संसाधन राष्ट्रवाद के लिए एक lunchpad के रूप में कार्य किया, संभावित रूप से एक नई विश्व व्यवस्था के बीज बोते हुए जो अमेरिका-निर्मित नियम-आधारित प्रणाली को कमजोर करता है।
Ironically (Adv), by alienating (Gerund) allies (Obj), Mr. Trump (Sub) may be nudging (Present Continuous) them (Obj) towards Beijing (Obj) — a China (Obj) that (Sub) has now (Adv) arrived (Present Perfect) as a full-spectrum (Adj) great (Adj) power (Obj).
सारांश: विडंबना यह है कि सहयोगियों को दूर करने से ट्रम्प उन्हें बीजिंग के करीब धकेल सकते हैं, जो एक व्यापक महाशक्ति के रूप में उभरा है।
Important Vocabulary
Meaning: A modern form of colonialism where powerful countries maintain control over weaker ones through economic, political, or cultural means.
हिन्दी अर्थ: नव-उपनिवेशवादी
Synonyms: imperialistic, dominating, hegemonic
Antonyms: anti-colonial, independent, sovereign
Example: Critics accuse the economic policies of being neo-colonial in nature.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: A simultaneous discharge of artillery or other weapons in battle; a vigorous verbal attack.
हिन्दी अर्थ: एक साथ दागे गए गोले, जोरदार आक्रमण
Synonyms: volley, barrage, outburst
Antonyms: single shot, retreat, silence
Example: The interview began with a salvo of tough questions.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
हिन्दी अर्थ: विडंबना, व्यंग्य
Synonyms: paradox, incongruity, sarcasm
Antonyms: sincerity, straightforwardness
Example: The irony was that the fire station burned down.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Carried on or engaged in (a war or campaign).
हिन्दी अर्थ: लड़ा गया, चलाया गया
Synonyms: conducted, fought, pursued
Antonyms: abandoned, ceased, ended
Example: The country waged a long war for independence.
Phrasal Verb: Wage war on
Meaning: A person who denies something, especially someone who refuses to admit the truth of a concept or proposition.
हिन्दी अर्थ: इनकार करने वाला, खंडन करने वाला
Synonyms: rejecter, disbeliever, skeptic
Antonyms: believer, acceptor, supporter
Example: He is a climate change denier despite scientific evidence.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Made someone nervous or worried.
हिन्दी अर्थ: घबरा देना, व्याकुल कर देना
Synonyms: unnerved, disconcerted, flustered
Antonyms: calmed, soothed, composed
Example: The sudden noise rattled the passengers.
Phrasal Verb: Rattle off
Meaning: Unable to be denied or disputed.
हिन्दी अर्थ: निर्विवाद, अकाट्य
Synonyms: indisputable, incontrovertible, unquestionable
Antonyms: questionable, debatable, disputable
Example: His contribution to the project is undeniable.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: A failure or collapse of a system, relationship, or process.
हिन्दी अर्थ: विघटन, टूटन
Synonyms: collapse, failure, disintegration
Antonyms: formation, creation, repair
Example: The breakdown of communication led to misunderstandings.
Phrasal Verb: Break down
Meaning: Intrusion on a person’s territory, rights, etc.
हिन्दी अर्थ: अतिक्रमण, घुसपैठ
Synonyms: intrusion, infringement, trespass
Antonyms: retreat, withdrawal, respect
Example: The illegal construction is an encroachment on public land.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Not challenged or disputed.
हिन्दी अर्थ: निर्विरोध, बिना विवाद के
Synonyms: unchallenged, undisputed, unquestioned
Antonyms: contested, disputed, challenged
Example: She won the election uncontested.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself.
हिन्दी अर्थ: संप्रभुता, स्वायत्तता
Synonyms: autonomy, independence, self-rule
Antonyms: dependence, subjugation, colonization
Example: India achieved full sovereignty in 1947.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Very great in amount; overpowering.
हिन्दी अर्थ: अत्यधिक, जबरदस्त
Synonyms: immense, enormous, overpowering
Antonyms: insignificant, minor, slight
Example: There was overwhelming support for the proposal.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Increasing or reviving after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
हिन्दी अर्थ: पुनरुत्थानशील, फिर से उभरता हुआ
Synonyms: reviving, recovering, re-emerging
Antonyms: declining, fading, weakening
Example: There is a resurgent interest in classical music.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Causing someone to feel isolated or estranged.
हिन्दी अर्थ: दूर करना, विमुख करना
Synonyms: estranging, isolating, distancing
Antonyms: uniting, reconciling, attracting
Example: His harsh words ended up alienating his supporters.
Phrasal Verb: Alienate from
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