Our prime minister did Hunkar from Madhubani in English. English is the most widely spoken, read, and understood language worldwide, and it is also the most widely used language for translation. — Alok Singh

The Hunkar and Madhu-Vani are a rare combination; these two terms are, in fact, contrary. The prime minister of Bharat was forced to do so on the pretext of, beyond doubt, religion-based genocide in a brutal manner at Pahalgam in Kashmir.  The brutality on 23 April 2025 at Pahalgam was in no way different from that of 7 October 2023 in Israel; the only difference was of magnitude. The mindset and the polluted ideology were the same. The reasons were common. The target was identical, and the convention was similar. The Israeli victims were celebrating the Nova music festival on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The victims of Pahalgam were from across the Bharat who were on a holiday trip to the paradise on the earth. Authentic Islamic leadership is defensive today.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has its own story to tell. Its political leadership is helpless. The religious leadership and the military leadership of Pakistan participate in the geopolitics of religion and military might by actively creating, supporting, and supplying all the components of resources, whether it be logistics, goods, training, financing, or anything that strengthens the sick and rotten mind. 

The Israeli has to blame and name Hams, Hezbollah, and Houthis. The Bharat has to blame Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Taliban, and many new and old with similar names. It’s like a corporation having many subsidiary companies, overlapping board members, conflicting interests,  and different stakes in equities but common vocabulary.

The arrival of the internet and computers led to a rise in new vocabulary for human civilization, such as driver, port, bus, charger, etc. The worldwide terror in the name of Islam has created similar situations and forced the people to understand, pronounce, read, and write new terms like Jihad, Mujahideen, Al-Takiya, Fidayeen, and so on. It is well acknowledged that all the followers of Islam are not terrorists. Still, it is equally acknowledged that all the terrorists are followers of Islam, i.e., All Muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims.

The time has arrived when we, the people of Bharat, can only stop this ideological crime or criminal ideology. The Americans killed Osama Bin Laden for attacks of 11 September 2001. Many people worldwide witnessed the live telecast of the attack on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, but the 7 October 2023 happened. The Israelis plained the plateaus of Palestine and its neighbouring countries for 7 October 2023, but 23 April 2025 happened, and the list has many more to tell other than these three Islamic terror attacks. 

The struggle for new world order in terms of economy and technology led to a tariff war by America. However, the competition for a new world order has changed its priorities midway. It’s no more about collaborations for the economy, it’s no more about cooperation for technology, it’s no more about negotiations for tariffs. It’s about a civilized world first. 

The Prime Minister of our country, who keeps touring the world, is the best person on the earth today to understand what needs to be done, what the people of the country are expecting, and what the citizens of the world expect from us. The international institutions have failed. No one cares for the World Health Organization post-COVID 2019, no one cares about the World Trade Organization post-tariff wars, and no one cares about Human Rights post-7 October 2023. Our prime minister knows this, and he knows it well. He knows that people are willing to bear the collateral damage, whether health, job, money, inflation, growth, or anything else that exists as a benchmark and parameter for the sustainable world. 

We own something that the world doesn’t own. The Europeans, the Americans, the Japanese, the Russians, and even the Chinese know well the demographic disadvantage that they have and it isalso the motivating factor for the Islamic terrorists to take them head-on, whether it be on the streets of London or in the American university campuses. This demographic disadvantage has forced the policymakers of many countries to make military service and/or training compulsory for all, or for all the male citizens, and many other policy combinations. The  Israeli lead in it.

China is also struggling with a demographic disadvantage, and it can feel the heat of Islamic terror any day.  It seems the language barrier is also one of the factors that shield the Chinese from Islamic terror.

Whatever the reason, Bharat’s fighting for world peace is best reflected today, and the world stands with us, as the traditional priorities of the new world are no longer pecked at the top. The top position is booked to fight Islamic terror worldwide. We have been chosen not only to bi-furcate, tri-furcate, or quad-furcate the Islamic Republic of Pakistan but also to bring peace and prosperity worldwide, including Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The leadership of Bharat believes in the well-being of all. Hence, the defence-offense  strategy is expected to be planned so that collateral damages to the economy, health, education, growth, sports, and even entertainment are minimal. We have to think this way not only for ourselves but for the whole world. The world trusts us, and we need to speak the language that the audience understands.

The Madhubani district in Bihar is named so because the people there speak very sweetly. The place has exact weather, rainfall, forests, cultivable lands, agricultural practices, and all the necessities of a cool and calm place. This place is so beautiful that it fosters creativity and is reflected in the worldwide well-known Madhubani painting. People of this area are not habitual to rough language or raised voices. 

Our prime minister did Hunkar from Madhubani in English. English is the most widely spoken, read, and understood language worldwide, and it is also the most widely used language for translation. The audience at Madhubani might not understand English. But the approval from soft and sweet-speaking people to do the Hunkar is like blowing Panchajanya. It was blown thousands and thousands of years ago on Dharmakshetra-Kurukshetra, not for grabbing anything but for universal peace. 

(Alok Singh has a doctorate in management from the Indian Institute of Management Indore and promoter of Transition Research Consultancy for Policy and Management.)