Bharat

//ˈbʱɑrət̪// name

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  1. 1
    India: the Republic of India. India, poetic

    "In Why Bharat Matters (“Bharat” is the Modi-favoured Hindi word for India, and he uses it throughout), Jaishankar makes a compelling case that the world needs an economically growing, diplomatically nimble and digitally connected India, not least at a time of US decline."

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aryavartahindustanindiaindia

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"India is called "Bharat" in Hindi."

Etymology

Transliteration from Hindustani भारत / بھارَت (bhārat), from Sanskrit भारत (bhārata). Related to Bharata.

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Madhya Bharat

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