NEW DELHI: Invites sent by Indian President Droupadi Murmu calling herself 'President of Bharat' for a dinner on the sidelines of the G20 summit have stirred speculation that the government may be about to change t
WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT INDIA'S NAME?
Over the years, Modi's nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party government has been changing colonial names of towns and cities claiming to help India move past what it has termed a mentality of slavery.In English, the South Asian giant is called India, while in Indian languages it is also called Bharat, Bharata and Hindustan.
Changing India's name to only Bharat would require an amendment to the constitution which would need to be passed by a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament.For some, the timing of the controversy is suggestive.
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