There were no immediate comments from Mr. Modi suggesting he would move to officially change the country’s name to Bharat.
Bharat, a Sanskrit word, is often used locally in Hindi, but in all communication in English and with other countries, the nomenclature is India.
The country’s Constitution uses the term just once — “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States,” Article 1 says — but that was enough for at least one government official.
“‘India, that is Bharat’ — it is there in the Constitution,” Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, told a news agency on Wednesday.
“Please, I would invite everybody to read it.”The Constitution, however, refers to the nominal head of the country as the president of India.
Persons:
Modi, ” Subrahmanyam, “, Mohan Bhagwat, Bharat
Organizations:
Constitution, of States, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Locations:
Bharat, India