G20 dinner invitation fuels rumours of a name change for India

G20 dinner invitation fuels rumours of a name change for India

India's Prime Minister has sparked questions about whether the nation could be headed for an official name change after 'India' was replaced with a Sanskrit word on G20 Summit invitations.The invitations, which were sent out on Tuesday, refer to the country's President Droupadi Murmu as the "President of Bharat" rather than the "President of India".The nation is hosting the annual G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, which groups the …

Bharat G20 Invitation Fuels Rumours About Renaming The Country

(CTN News) – After a state-issued invitation to the G20 summit referred to India as Bharat, speculation arose regarding plans to scrap the official use of the country’s English name. Despite the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to remove lingering symbols of British rule from India’s urban landscape, political institutions, and history books, […]