सर्वस्वाहा नीति

English translation: Scorched earth policy

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Hindi term or phrase:सर्वस्वाहा नीति
English translation:Scorched earth policy
Entered by: Tushar Deep

03:42 May 7, 2015
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Hindi term or phrase: सर्वस्वाहा नीति
I know what this term means. I am looking for an exact English term for this.
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Alok Tiwari
India
Scorched earth policy
Explanation:
This is probably the closest it comes to in English.

Suppose an enemy is attacking the land, and you are afraid of losing everything in that imminent attack (and you can't take things away). So, you start putting things into fire -- crops, hoses, maybe even the bridge that connects to your locality/house.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Policy of destroying everything / putting everything at stake.
Shri Krishna Sharma
4 +1Scorched earth policy
Tushar Deep
4Destroy All Policy / Burn All Policy
Lalit Sati


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Policy of destroying everything / putting everything at stake.


Explanation:
To put in everything we possess, for reaching where we want to.

Shri Krishna Sharma
India
Local time: 19:04
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Native speaker of: Hindi

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agree  Ramesh Bhatt
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Scorched earth policy


Explanation:
This is probably the closest it comes to in English.

Suppose an enemy is attacking the land, and you are afraid of losing everything in that imminent attack (and you can't take things away). So, you start putting things into fire -- crops, hoses, maybe even the bridge that connects to your locality/house.

Tushar Deep
India
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HindiHindi
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agree  Piyush Ojha
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Destroy All Policy / Burn All Policy


Explanation:
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Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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