Those in its support have said that 'India' name is a needless legacy of British colonisation. Many countries in the past have changed names, they had their own reasons. Here are 5 of those countries:

India vs Bharat row: Five countries that changed their names and why

India's External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar addressed the controversy surrounding the G-20 invitation cards that gave rise to speculations that the government is intending to drop 'India' as one of the official names of the world's largest democracy and replace it with just 'Bharat', the ancient name that came to identify much of the modern-day India.

'When you say Bharat...': India's foreign minister Jaishankar reacts to India-Bharat name drop row

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India vs Bharat row: Five countries that changed their names and why

'When you say Bharat...': India's foreign minister Jaishankar reacts to India-Bharat name drop row