#G20峰会莫迪身前桌签国名是婆罗多#
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On September 9, the Indian G20 Leaders' Summit officially opened in New Delhi, Modi appeared and delivered a speech at the summit, and many media found the mystery on the table in front of him and asked: India has officially changed its name?
According to global network news, on the opening day of G20, the table sign in front of Modi proudly said "Borata" instead of India, combined with the previous moves, India's attempts to change the name of the country, it is basically certain that Modi once again released a strong signal, although it did not inform the public, but the promotion of the name change is already a certainty.
("Borata" Prime Minister Narendra Modi)
Originally, the Indian government was preparing to formally promote the agenda of changing the name at the special session of parliament. Therefore, many media speculate that if the name "Brahta" is used at this G20 summit and is recognized by other countries, then the resistance of the Indian government to change the name of the country will be much less, and the possibility of the special meeting passing the name change will be very high.
However, changing the name of a country is not a trivial matter, but it will affect the whole body and cause great controversy. In fact, for Indians, whether it is Bharata or India, it refers to the country of India, and whichever name is used does not affect the understanding at all. It's just that for Indians, the word India comes from foreign Chinese and has a certain colonial flavor, while Brahita is more native and more religious.
(Kings Road has been renamed)
What's more, in the language of ordinary Indians, they usually call themselves Brahmata and only call themselves India in external or formal settings. It is this nuance that gives Modi, who is currently pushing hard to decolonize India, a reason to change the country's name.
At present, Modi is completely renovating British colonial buildings and renaming some British place names, such as changing the landmark "Kings Road" in front of India to "Avenue of Responsibility", so it is not difficult to understand Modi's motives for changing the name, and the change of the country's name can also be understood as the culmination of a series of decolonization actions.
Of course, proponents will see this as a good thing for India to promote indigenous culture and eliminate colonial imprints, while opponents argue that India has accumulated enough influence over the past few decades to change its name without causing confusion. Others believe that Modi's move is aimed at eliminating the influence of the word India.
(Modi struggles with opposition parties)
BECAUSE NOT LONG AGO, 26 OPPOSITION PARTIES ACROSS INDIA UNITED TO FORM THE "NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA", WHICH HAPPENS TO BE KNOWN AS "INDIA", AND IT IS THESE OPPOSITION PARTIES THAT MADE MODI ALMOST OVERTURN WHEN QUESTIONED AND IS LIKELY TO BE STRONGLY CHALLENGED BY THE ALLIANCE IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS, SO IT IS LIKELY THAT MODI WILL HOLD A GRUDGE AND RESOLVE TO BLOCK THE UNPLEASANT WORD "INDIA" FROM A NATIONAL LEVEL.
But Modi's ultimate goal is to use the broadest popular term "brahmata" to win the support of Hindus and nationalists for re-election in next year's election.
In theory, Modi's idea is good, and indeed changing the name of the country can win the favor of the people in the shortest time and arouse their patriotic feelings.
(Former Prime Minister Yinglady Gandhi)
In the long run, however, this approach is far from wise and even poses a nudge for the country. We all know that India is a multi-ethnic country with a variety of religious beliefs, but because the Modi government has monopolized Hinduism in recent years, other ethnic groups have complained about this.
If Modi reinforces the Hindu nationalist atmosphere in the country by changing his name, it is likely to set himself on fire. India's history has been marked by religious conflicts that often have serious consequences, and the assassination of former Prime Minister Yinglady Gandhi was also rooted in religious contradictions.
(Sikh separatists are not a joke)
Although the number of non-Hindus in India is not large, but there are also a large group of people with strong virtues like Sikhs, if Modi wants to break ground on them, who knows if India will return to the "bulk" state?