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World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests

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India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests

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World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Why India's government wants to change the country's name to 'Bharat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week’s Group of 20 summit.

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So the push for “Bharat” is kinda-sorta like the Indian (heh, fuck you, Modi) spin on MAGA, at least in intent.

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