Should the Indian Ocean also change its name?, If India changes its name to "Bharador"
There is an old Chinese saying: "A man does not change his name when he travels, and does not change his surname when he sits.". However, India, the most powerful country on the South Asian subcontinent and the "big brother" of South Asia, seems determined to change its name - changing "India" to "Borneo". In the dinner invitation letter sent by the Indian President to the leaders of various countries who are about to attend the G20 summit, Indian President Murmu referred to him as "President Borneo". The Indian government may formally propose a proposal to change India's English name to Bharat at a special parliamentary meeting held from September 18th to 22nd, which will be reviewed during the meeting.
Why is this? What does India's move indicate?
According to Indian media, "Bharat" is a Sanskrit word that literally means "carrying/carrying" and is extended to "a person seeking light/knowledge". In history, India was known as "Bharadha", which means "seeking light/knowledge".
Indians do not like "India" because it is said that the word is not their original self identification, but rather the derogatory and derogatory terms used by British colonizers towards the locals. This explanation is generally reasonable, but to understand the underlying reasons, one may need to consider the current political reality of India, the international game situation, and the process of human history.
Firstly, the surge in renaming itself is a symbol of the comprehensive rise of Indian national nationalism and Hindu nationalism.
As is well known, renaming is a time-consuming, labor-intensive, and resource intensive task for both a country and a city. Remake the map, replace all city landmarks, and rewrite textbooks and materials; Even foreign governments, enterprises, and tourists will also pay considerable costs. So, for any country, it is "not necessary to change names".
But now India is eager to change its name, which is a testament to some public opinion issues - Indian nationalism has reached a new level. This "height" is already so high that even if they have to pay huge financial costs and use government resources, Indian politicians, including Prime Minister Modi, have to work hard to cater to this collective social trend, otherwise they will be abandoned by voters. If we consider the fact that India's GDP has caught up with France and surpassed Britain in recent years, as well as the recent launch of lunar and solar probes, the causal logic behind this is not difficult to understand. One of them.
Secondly, we know that there has long been a popular saying among Indians that "the Indian Ocean is the Indian Ocean", or that India wants to turn the Indian Ocean into its own "inner lake" and dominant sphere of influence. But in fact, this statement and conspiracy have neither historical basis nor international law support, and India cannot exert enough strength to turn the vast Indian Ocean into its own small private pond.
Those familiar with Indian history know that for thousands of years in ancient times, names such as "India", "Poison", and "Hindustan" were just geographical terms, referring to this region of the South Asian subcontinent, as well as the people living on this land and the civilizations they created.
As a civilization, Indian civilization is a real existence with a long and glorious history. But as a country, India is very young. Looking at India from the perspective of a "nation state", that year was even shorter. India, as a sovereign and independent country in modern political science, was a legacy of the British Empire's colonization at that time. Indian politicians and voters certainly do not acknowledge this, but they have no sense of national pride when accepting, and sometimes even openly seizing, the strategic heritage of the British Empire.
The same applies to the Indian Ocean. If it weren't for the British occupying the land of India and then colonizing, ruling, transforming, and shaping it into a unified political entity, India wouldn't exist. The term "Indian Ocean" claimed by the British, which has been passed down to this day, has also been forcibly used by the Indians to fabricate a special connection between them and the sea area, or to argue for their innate, legally clear, and unwavering "ownership" of the sea area. However, the above are only subjective speculations and nationalist delusions, with no legal basis for international law, and are only a manifestation of nationalist sentiment.
But now, things are changing. India has the freedom and power to decide its own country name, but they cannot casually change the name of the ocean in the 21st century. Once India changes its country name, it is not possible to change "Indian Ocean" to "Borneo Ocean" again. The term "India" is shared by "Indians", "Indian State", and "Indian Ocean", but it is just an illusion set by the British colonizers. This so-called "special connection" is already pale and powerless, it is just a coincidence. If India changes its name now, it will actually be a "solution" for the Indian Ocean.
