India or Bharat? G20 invitations throw up question dating back centuries
India or Bharat? G20 invitations throw up question dating back centuries
Some say use of ‘Bharat’ is move to finally throw off colonial chains, others call it disastrous Narendra Modi vanity project
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name
Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name
India, the host nation of this year’s Group of 20 summit, has two official names
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
India or Bharat? Why the G20 is causing a row over country’s name
India or Bharat? Why the G20 is causing a row over country’s name
The names India and Bharat both have a rich history
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Bharat: why the recent push to change India's name has a hidden agenda
The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office of the president of India, but from the “president of Bharat”. This has prompted speculation from observers both at home and abroad about whether this signifies an official…
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India renames itself Bharat in G20 summit invite, reviving nationalist row
Inviting delegates to an official event on the sidelines of this weekend's G20 summit in New Delhi, the hosts referred to India as "Bharat" – fuelling speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government wants to replace the country's colonial legacy with its ancient past.
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
‘Bharat’ is our cultural identity, asserts BJP-Andhra Pradesh vice-president
BJP VP Reddy accuses opp. of needless controversy over 'Bharat' name. Refers to Constitution, voter ID, Aadhaar, passport, currency notes. Accuses opp. of hypocrisy over INDIA alliance name. Says Bharat from legendary King Bharata. Takes strong exception to TN Minister's remarks on Sanatana Dharma. Accuses YSRCP govt of failing on…
The Hindu
The Hindu