a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage.
On this day, Mahatma lay on the ground, exerting influence over the entire Indian continent. He did not use radio broadcasting, nor did he turn to the telephone. However, the telephone or telegraph office was only fifty kilometers away from him.
With billions in aid and regional stability at stake, the factions are under intense pressure from the United States and Afghanistan's neighbors, all exerting influence from the corridors, to reach a consensus on an interim administration and security force within five days.
