A difficult problem for the Chinese people, this major event in India
Reprinted from the WeChat official account Niu Danqin, author Niu Danqin
This is a major event in India, but looking at it, it feels more and more comedic, even farce, but it poses a challenge for the Chinese people.
The source of the matter is that India plans to change its country name. The most obvious sign is that in the letter sent by India to G20 participants, Indian Prime Minister Modi was written as "Prime Minister Bharat".
Why is it Barrett?
At first, I was a bit puzzled by Master Zhang Er, but later on, I carefully looked at it and found out that it was a matter of translation. Bharat is the familiar Brahma.
Why change the country's name?
According to the ruling People's Party of India, this is decolonization. The name India was proposed by British colonizers as a symbol of slavery, and Bharat is an ancient Sanskrit language that means India.
In other words, India was imposed by Westerners on Indians, and Indians had to bravely abandon India and change their name to Bharat.
We all know that for a county, the transformation from county to city is a major event. Not to mention countries like India, changing their names.
With the help of G20, the launch of Ballatt, if successfully renamed, undoubtedly would be a major achievement for Modi.
It should be noted that Bharat has a strong Hindu color, and as the People's Party is the biggest contributor to the name change, why not cruelly trample on the National Congress Party?
But are there any objections?
There are also some.
Opposition parties such as the National Congress Party accuse the People's Party of India of harboring ill intentions, attempting to use religion and nationalism to incite populism and transform a secularized India into a religious state that combines politics and religion.
Don't forget, India also has a large number of Muslims, Sikhs, and so on. Why do we accept the heavily Hindu Bharat?
What's even more interesting is the old enemy Pakistan.
Seeing on social media, Pakistani people solemnly propose that since Modi doesn't want India, how about changing Pakistan's name to India? After all, the Indus River is mainly located in Pakistan.
Not to mention, many Pakistanis have responded and praised this proposal for its creativity and high layout!
Imagine one day in the future, India will no longer be called India, but called Bharat; Pakistan is not called Pakistan, but India. Is this world really a bit chaotic?
Finally, what do you think?
Let's stick to the rough three points.
Firstly, Modi is truly ambitious.
Well, the people in the martial arts world call it "Modi Lao Xian, with boundless magical power", and it's true that not all of them are boastful.
Strive for various balances between the United States and Russia. Now, taking advantage of hosting the G20 summit, the idea of changing the country's name has arisen again.
India is a great country, but on the issue of renaming, there is still no consensus domestically, and it is being forcefully promoted by inciting populism. Will Indians accept this? Will it still trigger new disagreements or even intense conflicts?
Don't forget, if Indians cause internal conflicts among the people, it's really going to the death. In the northeast of India, ethnic conflicts continue and many people have already died; In the northwest of India, the Kashmir region has been plagued by constant bloodshed and conflict.
Where to go, India, India!
Oh, maybe in the future, we can only say, Bharat, Bharat!
I always think it's a bit strange. It's better to just say, Brahma, Brahma.
Secondly, this poses a challenge for the Chinese people.
If - I'm just saying - if - India and Pakistan really changed their names, I estimate that the first person to feel dizzy is not Indians, but us Chinese.
The relationship between India and Pakistan, um, is still the relationship between India and Pakistan. This has not changed, it is still these two countries, but the order has changed. Now India refers to the original Pakistan; The current Ba refers to the former India.
China India relations must be renamed as China Pakistan relations; China Pakistan relations must be renamed as China India relations. I don't know if you're feeling dizzy or not?
Also, the Ba Tie that we used to use as a catchphrase must be Ba Bu Tie. Long live the friendship between China and Pakistan, it cannot be said for sure.
Are we going to change our name to Indie? After all, Pakistan has been changed to India.
Thirdly, how should China address India?
Returning to the original intention of renaming, the People's Party of India proposed that India was imposed by Westerners.
But in Chinese historical books, there is a record of "India" for a long time. The "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" says: "The name of Xiangfu Tianzhu is disputed, and the old cloud is poisoned, or also known as Xiandou. Now, from Zhengyin, it is appropriate to cloud India."
The meaning is very simple. In the past, we used to refer to India as India, with some referring to India, some referring to poison, and some referring to virtuous beans. Therefore, Tang Xuanzang proposed that we all unify now and call it India.
The Tang Dynasty, which lasted for over 1000 years, was called India. The Tang Dynasty was definitely not a Western colonizer, right?
So, India's propaganda sometimes cannot withstand scrutiny. No wonder the opposition party claims that Modi and the People's Party are actually inciting populism through decolonization.
As mentioned earlier, Bharat sounds strange. Bharat's most famous translator in China is still Bharat. In the future, when China calls India, it won't be "Bharat" anymore, it will be "Bharador". The relationship between China and India is a relationship between China and India. Can Indians accept it?
If India insists, I am Bharat; Don't cause trouble in Pakistan, let's still call it Pakistan. Suddenly, China, India, and Pakistan became two separate countries, and India Pakistan relations became Pakistan Pakistan relations. This is still causing trouble for the Chinese people. Sigh!
Personal opinion does not represent any organization