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PM Modi uses placard Bharat for G20 inaugural address

IndiaTimes Saturday, 9 September 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the African Union has been granted permanent member status in the G20 summit. He addressed the G20 delegates from behind a placard that read "Bharat" instead of India, sparking a debate about a possible name change. The government has used "Bharat" in official G20 documents and PM Modi has referred to himself as the "Prime Minister of Bharat" during recent trips.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at the G20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday. The nameplate kept in front of the prime minister read 'Bharat' instead of India. This comes days after a huge controversy broke out over the shift to India from Bharat in the...

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