By Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's placard at the opening of the G20 summit on Saturday referred to India as
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's placard at the opening of the G20 summit on Saturday referred to India as"Bharat", raising speculation of a change of name for the South Asian nation.
While the country has traditionally stuck to using India in titles such as president or prime minister while communicating in English, President Droupadi Murmu earlier this week referred to herself as the"President of Bharat" in a dinner invitation for a reception of G20 leaders, sparking controversy.
New Delhi is hosting leaders of major economies for the bloc's summit at a new, $300 million conch-shaped convention centre called Bharat Mandapam, opposite a 16th-century stone fort.
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