The Hindu Editorial – 23 Jan 2026
Editorial Grammar & Vocabulary Analysis
For SSC, Banking, NDA, CDS, UPSC & Teaching Exams
In a move (Obj) that (Sub) brings (Present Simple) a sense (Obj) of relief (Obj) to European (Adj) nations (Obj) and NATO members (Obj), U.S. President Donald Trump (Sub), in a speech (Obj) at the World Economic Forum at Davos, appeared (Past Simple) to back down (Infinitive) from the possibility (Obj) of the use (Obj) of force (Obj) to acquire (Infinitive) Greenland (Obj), an autonomous (Adj) Arctic (Adj) territory (Obj) administered (Past Participle) by Denmark (Obj). Simultaneously (Adv), he (Sub) hit out (Past Simple) at world leaders (Obj), including (Present Participle) from friendly (Adj) countries (Obj) such as Canada, France and Switzerland.
सारांश: दावोस में, राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प ने संकेत दिया कि वे ग्रीनलैंड हासिल करने के लिए बल का प्रयोग नहीं करेंगे, जिससे यूरोपीय और नाटो की चिंताएं कम हुईं। हालांकि, उन्होंने साथ ही साथ मित्र राष्ट्रों के नेताओं की आलोचना की।
His remarks (Sub) came (Past Simple) after weeks (Obj) of rising (Present Participle) tension (Obj) over his earlier (Adj) proposal (Obj) to impose (Infinitive) on eight (Adj) European (Adj) countries (Obj) a 10% tariff (Obj) on “any and all goods” (Obj) beginning (Present Participle) on February 1, which (Sub) was then set (Past Simple Passive) to increase (Infinitive) to 25% on June 1 until an agreement (Sub) was reached (Past Simple Passive) for the U.S. (Obj) to purchase (Infinitive) or otherwise acquire (Infinitive) Greenland (Obj).
सारांश: ये टिप्पणियाँ ग्रीनलैंड प्राप्त करने की शर्त पर यूरोपीय सामानों पर बढ़ते टैरिफ के उनके पहले के धमकी के कारण लंबे समय से चले आ रहे तनाव के बाद आईं।
Given the broader (Adj) context (Obj) of the Trump administration (Sub) using (Gerund) military (Adj) force (Obj) to kidnap (Infinitive) Venezuelan (Adj) President Nicolás Maduro (Obj) to the U.S. (Obj) and it (Sub) hinting (Gerund) publicly (Adv) at similar (Adj) interventions (Obj) in the affairs (Obj) of Colombia, Cuba, Iran and Mexico, European (Adj) nations (Sub) came (Past Simple) close (Adj) to retaliating (Gerund) with an anti-coercion (Adj) instrument (Obj) that (Sub) is (Present Simple) a counter-tariff (Adj) facility (Obj) targeting (Present Participle) the business (Obj) of major (Adj) U.S. tech firms (Obj) in the EU (Obj).
सारांश: अमेरिका की हाल की आक्रामक कार्रवाइयों को देखते हुए, यूरोपीय राष्ट्रों ने लगभग यूरोप में काम करने वाली प्रमुख अमेरिकी तकनीकी कंपनियों को निशाना बनाने के लिए बनाए गए एक प्रतिशोधी उपकरण के साथ जवाब दिया था।
After Mr. Trump’s Davos comments (Obj), however (Adv), the focus (Sub) has shifted (Present Perfect) to what he (Sub) described (Past Simple) as “the framework (Obj) of a future (Adj) deal (Obj) with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire (Adj) Arctic Region” (Obj). Hinting (Present Participle) that the time frame (Sub) of such (Adj) a deal (Obj) would be (Conditional) “infinite” (Adj), Mr. Trump (Sub) also (Adv) indicated (Past Simple) that additional (Adj) discussions (Sub) on Greenland (Obj) are (Present Continuous) ongoing (Adj), relating (Present Participle) to the $175 billion (Adj) Golden Dome (Adj) missile (Adj) defence (Adj) plan (Obj), to position (Infinitive) U.S. weapons (Obj) in space (Obj).
सारांश: अब ध्यान ट्रम्प के ग्रीनलैंड और आर्कटिक से संबंधित समझौते के लिए प्रस्तावित दीर्घकालिक ढांचे की ओर चला गया है, जिसकी चल रही वार्ताएं एक बड़े अमेरिकी अंतरिक्ष-आधारित मिसाइल रक्षा प्रणाली से जुड़ी हैं।
Troubling (Adj) though the strident (Adj) rhetoric (Sub) out of Washington was (Past Simple) on the subject (Obj) of taking over (Gerund) Greenland (Obj), the deeper (Adj) institutional (Adj) malaise (Sub) that (Sub) the conversations (Obj) at Davos hinted (Past Simple) at relate (Present Simple) to the gradual (Adj) breakdown (Obj) of the rules-based (Adj) international (Adj) order (Obj).
सारांश: ग्रीनलैंड पर चौंकाने वाली बयानबाजी से परे, दावोस की चर्चाओं ने एक और गंभीर अंतर्निहित समस्या को उजागर किया: वैश्विक नियम-आधारित व्यवस्था का क्षरण।
Canadian (Adj) Prime Minister Mark Carney (Sub) poignantly (Adv) alluded (Past Simple) to this dysfunction (Obj) in global (Adj) trading (Adj) and financial (Adj) systems (Obj) and trends (Obj) in migration (Obj) and climate change (Adj) mitigation (Adj) policies (Obj). He (Sub) said (Past Simple) that great (Adj) powers (Sub) were (Past Continuous) now (Adv) using (Past Continuous) economic (Adj) integration (Obj) as weapons (Obj), tariffs (Obj) as leverage (Obj), financial (Adj) infrastructure (Obj) as coercion (Obj), and supply chains (Obj) as vulnerabilities (Obj) to be exploited (Infinitive).
सारांश: प्रधानमंत्री कार्ने ने वैश्विक प्रणालियों में विफलता पर प्रकाश डाला, यह देखते हुए कि प्रमुख शक्तियां अब आर्थिक उपकरणों, टैरिफ, वित्तीय नेटवर्क और आपूर्ति श्रृंखलाओं को हथियार बना रही हैं।
He (Sub) warned (Past Simple) a vast (Adj) swathe (Obj) of “middle (Adj) powers” (Obj) of the world that (Sub) contend (Present Simple) with the complexities (Obj) of this rivalry (Obj): “There (Sub) is (Present Simple) a strong (Adj) tendency (Obj) for countries (Obj) to go along (Infinitive) to get along (Infinitive)… To accommodate (Infinitive). To avoid (Infinitive) trouble (Obj). To hope (Infinitive) that compliance (Sub) will buy (Future Simple) safety (Obj). It (Sub) won’t.”
सारांश: उन्होंने मध्यम शक्तियों को शांति के नाम पर बड़े राष्ट्रों को खुश करने की सामान्य प्रवृत्ति के खिलाफ चेतावनी दी, यह चेतावनी देते हुए कि ऐसी अनुपालना सुरक्षा की गारंटी नहीं देती।
Indeed (Adv), countries (Sub) such as India, which (Sub) have (Present Simple) lingering (Adj) concerns (Obj) in bilateral (Adj) ties (Obj) with the U.S. despite overall (Adj) positive (Adj) trends (Obj) in cooperation (Obj), would do well (Modal Verb) to consider (Infinitive) whether his words (Sub) on prioritising (Gerund) rule (Obj) of law (Obj) over the use (Obj) of brute (Adj) force (Obj) as a modus operandi (Obj) on the global (Adj) stage (Obj) ring (Present Simple) true (Adj) at home (Obj).
सारांश: भारत जैसे देश, जो अमेरिका के साथ सहयोगात्मक लेकिन जटिल संबंध बनाए रखते हैं, उन्हें यह प्रतिबिंबित करना चाहिए कि क्या अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर कानून के शासन की वकालत करना उनके घरेलू अभ्यास के साथ मेल खाता है।
Important Vocabulary
Meaning: Having self-government or independence.
हिन्दी अर्थ: स्वायत्त, स्वशासित
Synonyms: independent, self-governing, self-ruling
Antonyms: dependent, subordinate, controlled
Example: Jammu and Kashmir is now a union territory, not an autonomous state.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: At the same time.
हिन्दी अर्थ: एक साथ, समकालिक रूप से
Synonyms: concurrently, at once, together
Antonyms: separately, consecutively, individually
Example: The dancer can sing and dance simultaneously.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: To respond to an action by doing something similar in return, especially an attack.
हिन्दी अर्थ: प्रतिशोध करना, बदला लेना
Synonyms: reciprocate, counterattack, strike back
Antonyms: forgive, pardon, accept
Example: The country warned it would retaliate if its borders were violated.
Phrasal Verb: Retaliate against
Meaning: The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
हिन्दी अर्थ: बलप्रयोग, जबरदस्ती
Synonyms: force, compulsion, intimidation
Antonyms: persuasion, encouragement, freedom
Example: The confession was obtained through coercion and is invalid.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Loud and harsh; aggressive and forceful.
हिन्दी अर्थ: कर्कश, आक्रामक और प्रबल
Synonyms: harsh, shrill, grating
Antonyms: soft, gentle, mild
Example: The politician’s strident tone alienated many voters.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
हिन्दी अर्थ: अस्वस्थता, बेचैनी, सुस्ती
Synonyms: unease, discomfort, lethargy
Antonyms: well-being, comfort, vitality
Example: A sense of economic malaise has gripped the nation.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: In a way that evokes a keen sense of sadness or regret.
हिन्दी अर्थ: मार्मिक ढंग से, दुखद रूप से
Synonyms: touchingly, movingly, sadly
Antonyms: unemotionally, indifferently, cheerfully
Example: She spoke poignantly about her childhood struggles.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Suggested or called attention to indirectly; hinted at.
हिन्दी अर्थ: संकेत किया, इशारा किया
Synonyms: referred, hinted, implied
Antonyms: stated, declared, explicit
Example: The speaker alluded to the recent scandal without naming anyone.
Phrasal Verb: Allude to
Meaning: The power to influence a person or situation.
हिन्दी अर्थ: प्रभाव, लाभ उठाना
Synonyms: influence, power, advantage
Antonyms: weakness, disadvantage
Example: The company used its financial leverage to negotiate a better deal.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: A broad strip or area of something.
हिन्दी अर्थ: विस्तृत पट्टी, बड़ा हिस्सा
Synonyms: stretch, expanse, belt
Antonyms: speck, fragment, bit
Example: A vast swathe of the forest was destroyed by the fire.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Lasting for a long time; slow to end or disappear.
हिन्दी अर्थ: सतत, लंबे समय तक रहने वाला
Synonyms: persistent, enduring, remaining
Antonyms: fleeting, temporary, brief
Example: She had a lingering doubt about his story.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Involving physical power without thought or reason.
हिन्दी अर्थ: क्रूर, अविवेकी शक्ति
Synonyms: savage, violent, rough
Antonyms: gentle, civilized, humane
Example: The problem was solved not by brute force but by clever diplomacy.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
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