Deepuji Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What is meant by the under-lined part here
Every time a Pakistani leader wishes to build better ties with New Delhi, his effort is undermined by the military masterminding a serious cross-border attack or terror strike. Indeed, it was during Mr. Sharif’s previous stint in office that a major Indian peace initiative — as symbolised by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s bus diplomacy — collapsed spectacularly, with the bus itself getting hijacked allegorically to Kargil,(Kargil is a place where India-Pakistan war of 1999 was fought) triggering a war.
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Every time a Pakistani leader wishes to build better ties with New Delhi, his effort is undermined by the military masterminding a serious cross-border attack or terror strike. Indeed, it was during Mr. Sharif’s previous stint in office that a major Indian peace initiative — as symbolised by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s bus diplomacy — collapsed spectacularly, with the bus itself getting hijacked allegorically to Kargil,(Kargil is a place where India-Pakistan war of 1999 was fought) triggering a war.
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I think it means that the bus was hijacked and forced to go to Kargil, and that this event is seen as "allegorical". I am not convinced that the word "allegorically" is used correctly.
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I think it means that the bus was hijacked and forced to go to Kargil, and that this event is seen as "allegorical". I am not convinced that the word "allegorically" is used correctly.
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