“Government firm on popularising official use of ‘Bharat’ in place of ‘India’”, Sunday Guardian Live, September 10, 2023:
“Even before the dust kicked up over the “One Nation, One Election” proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi could settle down, the Opposition parties find themselves facing a fresh challenge of countering the government’s resolve to popularise the use of the word “Bharat” instead of “India” in official communications.
The G20 official dinner’s invitation bears the words “The President of Bharat”, the official identity cards of Indian delegates read “Bharat officials” and even the function notes released ahead of PM Modi’s foreign visits have started using the words “The Prime Minister of Bharat”.
The name change opted for by the Modi government in official communications, it seems, gained momentum about a month ago. The shift from “India” to “Bharat” has created a deep divide among the political community in the country—with BJP and its allies welcoming the move, on one side, and the Congress-led Opposition parties opposing the switch, on the other…..”
Read the full article at Sundayguardianlive.com
