India Vs Bharat: Tuesday’s G20 dinner invitation that included the “Prime Minister of Bharat” generated debate and fed rumours that India might be renamed “Bharat” in the forthcoming extraordinary session of Parliament. The phrase has, though, already been used in a document.
Clues from Recent International Visits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Greece after the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa in August. His travel to both nations from August 22 to 25 was announced by the administration, which also referred to him as “Prime Minister of Bharat.” Additionally, Indian officials’ identity cards will now say “Bharat official” rather than “Indian official” in advance of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the nation’s capital. On September 6-7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Indonesia for the 20th Asean India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit. The function notes for his visit listed him as the “Prime Minister of Bharat” a day before his arrival. On Joko Widodo’s invitation, Prime Minister Modi will travel to Jakarta.
India’s ‘Bharat’ Name Controversy Sparks Amendment Speculation
The opposition claimed that the Modi administration intended to abandon India and stick with just Bharat as the name of the nation after a dispute over President Droupadi Murmu‘s G20 dinner invitations. The Indian Constitution’s Article 1 is noteworthy since it states that “India, that is, Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” India is currently referred to as “India, that is Bharat” in its constitution. However, there are increasing calls to change this to “Bharat” alone. There is anticipation that an amendment to the Constitution may be tabled to implement this change as a special session of Parliament is scheduled to start on September 18.
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