The Name That Lives in Every Heart. The word Bharat is more than a formal name for a nation. It holds emotion, memory, tradition, and a sense of belonging. People across the country grow up hearing ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – When President Droupadi Murmu sent out invites for the dinner hosted by her at the G20 Summit, she described herself as the ‘President of Bharat’ and set off a heated discussion ...

“India” written in Egyptian hieroglyphs on the Statue of Darius I, circa 500 BCE. Credit: Wikipedia/Jona Lendering Subscribe for ads-free reading Recently, there has been talk about India being ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — It began with a dinner invitation. How it ends could affect more than a billion people. State-issued invites sent to guests of this week’s G20 meeting referred to India’s president, ...

Group of 20 leaders who’ll meet in India got a letter from the “President of Bharat,” a politically charged name for the country that’s popular with Hindu nationalists. By Sameer Yasir Reporting from ...

NEW DELHI — It began with a dinner invitation. How it ends could affect more than a billion people. State-issued invites sent to guests of this week’s G-20 meeting in New Delhi referred to India’s ...

The ruling BJP party used “Bharat” in official invitations for the G20 Summit — a shift from the usual use of “India” on the international stage. India and Bharat are used interchangeably officially ...