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India’s Modi gov’t replaces country’s name with Bharat in G20 dinner invite

The screen grab of the dinner invite sent by the Indian president to the G20 delegates [X/@ShashiTharoor]

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 (G20) summit, triggering speculation that the name of the country will be officially changed.

Droupadi Murmu is referred to as “President of Bharat” instead of “President of India” in the invitation sent to G20 attendees on Tuesday.

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