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Indian premier uses 'Bharat,' not India for G-20 nameplate

 Published: 12:13, 10 September 2023

Indian premier uses 'Bharat,' not India for G-20 nameplate

G-20 host Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nameplate read "Bharat," the Sanskrit or Hindi title of the South Asian country, rather than India, as he declared opened the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Saturday.

"Bharat welcomes the delegates as the President of the G20," Modi said, speaking in Hindi.

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