User_gary Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Stable periphery, fundamentalist chaos
Putting the Bangladesh relationship beyond insurgents and illegal migration, India may finally be walking the extra mile with its smaller neighbour. At stake is not merely the stabilization of India's northeast in a more stable periphery, but something much greater: by helping to pull Bangladesh out of poverty. India could also be lending a hand to a nation striving to pull itself back from the brink of fundamentalist chaos.
This is the bigger picture India is trying hard to keep in mind, as the government prepares to welcome Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on her maiden visit this weekend. "We are committed to putting this relationship on a higher trajectory," said senior government sources.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-willing-to-walk-the-extra-mile-with-Bangladesh/articleshow/5425038.cms
Could you please explain to me what the emboldened words mean?
I know "periphery"means "an area on the edge of the other area", but can't understand what they mean by "stable periphery" means in this context.
Similarly, I know "chaos" is a sort of commotion but can't understand what they mean by "fundamentalist chaos".
From the dictionary, "fundamentalist" is a person who has a strong belief in old traditions or religions but I wonder what they mean by "fundamentalist" here.
This is the bigger picture India is trying hard to keep in mind, as the government prepares to welcome Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on her maiden visit this weekend. "We are committed to putting this relationship on a higher trajectory," said senior government sources.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-willing-to-walk-the-extra-mile-with-Bangladesh/articleshow/5425038.cms
Could you please explain to me what the emboldened words mean?
I know "periphery"means "an area on the edge of the other area", but can't understand what they mean by "stable periphery" means in this context.
Similarly, I know "chaos" is a sort of commotion but can't understand what they mean by "fundamentalist chaos".
From the dictionary, "fundamentalist" is a person who has a strong belief in old traditions or religions but I wonder what they mean by "fundamentalist" here.
Top answer
Both bold expressions may be a bit controversial. " An un stable border could be one which is always changing, or always challenged, or viewed differently by different groups. in a political sense, "chaos" could be "anarchy," in the eyes of those opposed to what's going on.
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Both bold expressions may be a bit controversial. "Periphery" could be taken as another word for "border" - in this case, "fuzzy border." An unstable border could be one which is always changing, or always challenged, or viewed differently by different groups.
in a political sense, "chaos" could be "anarchy," in the eyes of those opposed to what's going on.
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in a political sense, "chaos" could be "anarchy," in the eyes of those opposed to what's going on.
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