Amid war of words in the country over the name India vs Bharat, United Nations have now commented on it. According to the sources, one of the top officials of UN stated they consider request for the name change when the world body receives them. The statement from UN came amid a row over President Droupadi Murmus G20 dinner invites referring to her as President of Bharat instead of President of India.While giving the example of Turkey changing its name to Turkiye last year, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, on Wednesday made the statement while addressing the media persons.Responding to the speculations made over change in Indias name to Bharat, he said, “Well, in the case of Turkiye, we responded to a formal request delivered to us by the Government. Obviously, if we get requests like that, we consider them as they come.”Noteworthy is that the row erupted after President Droupadi Murmu sent the invite for the G20 dinner, which mentioned, “President of Bharat” instead of “President of India.” The G20 Summit is all set to be held in Delhi on September 9 and 10, which will welcome the top leaders and delegates from across the world.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked his ministerial colleagues to avoid any political row on the name Bharat and asked them to respond on this properly.Secretary-General of the United Nations on Indias G20 PresidencySecretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres while addressing the media persons, showed confidence over Indias G20 presidency. He said, “I am confident that India will do everything possible to make sure that the geopolitical divide that exists, overcome and that the G20 can conclude with possible results…I will be very interested in seeing the emerging economies and developed countries that are gathering in the G20 to be able to come to a united approach, to an increased ambition. Ambition in mitigation to reduce emissions as we are facing a catastrophic climate situation and ambition in justice to provide developing countries with the resources they need for climate action in adaptation and in mitigation…”#WATCH | Jakarta, Indonesia | On Indias G20 Presidency, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres to ANI, says I am confident that India will do everything possible to make sure that the geopolitical divide that exists, overcome and that the G20 can conclude with… pic.twitter.com/Oy4IEPopPZ— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2023
