India or Bharat? G20 dinner invitation triggers name change row

Opposition slams abrupt switch to Hindi term as part of Modi's nationalist agenda

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- A Group of 20 dinner invitation referring to India as "Bharat" has sparked a row in New Delhi, with opposition parties accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of attempting to unilaterally rename the nation.

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