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Topic 1 : "Why Siachen must be demilitarised"
- Demilitarised - to reduce a nation's army, weapons, or military vehicles
- Avalanche - a large amount of snow falling quickly down from the side of a mountain
- Glacier - a large amount of ice that moves slowly
- Stark - complete / extreme
- Inhospitable - an environment which is harsh and difficult to live in
- Isolated - far away from other places
- Troops - soldiers
- Infantry - soldiers marching on foot
- Massive - large and heavy
- Terrain - an area of land
- Strategic - used to provide military forces with an advantage
- Clinch - confirm
- Comprehensive - complete and including everything that is necessary
- Redeployment - the process of sending soldiers to work in a different place
- Conflict - a serious disagreement or argument
- Conform - to behave according to the socially acceptable standards
- Durable - able to last a long time without becoming damaged
- The status quo - the present situation
- To pay a very high price - to experience very bad result of something you have done
- Remote - far away from any towns or cities
- Outpost - a small military camp or position at some distance from the main army
- Delineation - the action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary
- Demarcating - making a dividing line
- Low-hanging fruits - Targets or goals which are easily achievable and which do not require a lot of effort
- Doable - it can be achieved / performed
- Sacrifice - to give up something valuable
- Put in harm’s way - in a dangerous situation
- Seized - to take something quickly and keep or hold it
- Vagaries - unexpected changes that cannot be controlled
