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Modi uses ‘Bharat’ for G20 nameplate, not India, amid name-change row


September 9, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s placard at the opening of the G20 summit on Saturday referred to India as “Bharat”, raising speculation of a change of name for the South Asian nation. India is also called Bharat, Bharata, Hindustan — its pre-colonial names — in Indian languages and these are used interchangeably by the public and officially. While the country has …

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