Q4: Why aren't there sections on science and technology, education, media, tourism etc?
A4: New sections require talk-page consensus. In archived discussions, it was decided to keep them out. Consider expanding their respective daughter articles, such as History of India, instead. See WP:WPC.
Q5: Why was my image or external link removed?
A5: To add or remove images and links, start a thread on this page first. See WP:FP?, WP:IMAGE, and WP:EL.
Q6: The map is wrong!
A6: The map shows the official (de jure) borders in undisputed territory and the de facto borders and all related claims where there's a dispute; it cannot exclusively present the official views of India, Pakistan, or China. See WP:NPOV.
Q7: India is a superpower!
A7: Consult the archives of this talk page for discussions of India's status as a superpower before adding any content that makes the suggestion. See WP:DUE.
Q8: Delhi is a state!
A8: To create an Indian state, the Parliament of India must pass a law to that effect—see Articles 2 through 4 of the Constitution of India, full text here. The Sixty-ninth Amendment, which was enacted in 1991, added Article 239AA to the constitution. It proclaimed the National Capital Territory of Delhi, gave it a legislative assembly, and accorded it special powers that most union territories lack. But Delhi was not made a state. Several crucial powers were retained by the central government, such as responsibility for law and order. Delhi also does not have a governor; instead, a lieutenant governor presides. Unlike Himachal Pradesh, which gained statehood in 1970, and Goa, which gained it in 1987, Delhi continues to be listed as a union territory by the First Schedule.
Q9: Add Hindi as the national language/hockey as the national sport!
A9: Hindi is the official language, not national language. There is no national language, but there are constitutionally recognized languages, commonly known as Schedule 8 languages. English also serves as a subsidiary official language until the universal use of Hindi is approved by the states and parliament.
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PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING AN EDIT REQUEST ABOUT CHANGING THE COUNTRY NAME If you have come here to post that the country name should be changed from India to Bharat, please note that we use the commonly-used name (common name) to determine article names, even when a country changes its name. For an example, see Turkey, where the official name of the country (Türkiye) is noted in the lead sentence and the infobox, but the article remains at its common English name.
The rationale behind the request is: "Featured article, and one that may have a higher-than-average proportion of readers who are English language learners".
It's not very clear what you want done, but if you want the states listed, they already are in the India § States section. Please use the a "change X to Y" format and be more clear as to what exactly you would like changed. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 14:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Official name of India in the Devanagari Script in Infobox[edit]
Is there any particular reason why the official name of India, written in Hindi in the Devanagari Script (भारत गणराज्य), is not shown in the infobox and instead only a romanization is included? It is common practice for articles about countries that don't use the Latin script to include the official name of the country in its native language, both in its native script and a Latin transliteration (see China, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, etc). I'm just posting it here on the talk page to make sure there's no particular reason against doing so before adding the official name of India in Hindi written in Devanagari in the infobox. Thanks! David Jiang (talk) 19:56, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It should be Bhārata, not Bhārat. Bhārat would be भारत्. Pur 0 0 (talk) 13:37, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The suppression of the inherent vowel specifically at the end of words such as भारत is a fairly consistent phenomenon called "schwa deletion". Different transliteration standards deal with this in different ways. Some indicate all inherent vowels always, some don't indicate any inherent vowel that is omitted in pronunciation, and some don't indicate only certain omitted inherent vowels such as those that are subject to schwa deletion for example. Omission of an inherent vowel in the transliteration does not necessarily suggest the presence of an explixcit virama in the original script. 2A02:810D:8CC0:48C4:813E:CC10:B287:2E3 (talk) 19:01, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
But schwa deletion is done in ALA-LC, not ISO 15919. Pur 0 0 (talk) 02:41, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The ISO website says "Bhārat"[1]. CMD (talk) 02:50, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pur 0 0 I think you're right, ISO 15919 explicitly states under clause 8: "Inherent a with a consonant shall always be transliterated." 2A01:599:A10:AC8E:7FA3:217B:AAE0:3945 (talk) 08:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why is it not in any way indicated that "Bhārat Gaṇarājya" is a transliteration from Hindi? Even one of the cited sources specifies this (Routledge, p.108, "Official name: English: Republic of India; Hindi: Bharat Ganarajya"). In the current version of the first sentence of this article, it is unclear to the reader where the transliteration comes from and what it refers to. I would suggest to either remove the transliteration entirely or explicitly indicate that it is a transliteration from Hindi. 2A02:810D:8CC0:48C4:813E:CC10:B287:2E3 (talk) 19:27, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
More needs to be added about the economy in its present state. India is in the midst of an infrastructure boom the likes of which haven’t been seen since China went through theirs. However there is no information about it 73.210.30.217 (talk) 06:37, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I find it odd that there is no mention of Indo-Aryan migrations in the introductory paragraphs as they are pretty important in the Indian context. PadFoot2008 10:20, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Noticed a slightly more important point, the body does not actually support the current text, although it does mention the migrations. CMD (talk) 04:49, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Chipmunkdavis, I'm a bit confused as to what you mean to say here. Are you saying that my suggested change is unsourced? And I know that rest of the article does mention the migrations, I am saying that instead of saying that "Sanskrit diffused into India" which sounds extremely odd and purposefully ambiguous, I think the migrations should be mentioned. PadFoot2008 16:08, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm saying the article does not say Sanskrit diffused into India. Your change is supported by the body. CMD (talk) 17:10, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Chipmunkdavis, check paragraph 2 of the introduction. I'm suggesting a change to the introductory para 2, not the article body. PadFoot2008 02:30, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 June 2024[edit]
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While India is indeed a left-side-of-the-road country, I occasionally run across mis-labeled videos like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aSkJCUDAes showing the traffic clearly on the right, which may be what prompted this edit request. According to the comments, that's Ethiopia, not India as claimed in the title. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:18, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Who is the owner (or gatekeeper) of this article? Fritz or whatever, ok, I'd ask for permission to add sourced content. Well, actually it is no one's property, but still some people have this unbelievable self-conceit. Ok, may I add sourced content? Cyanmax (talk) 19:09, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not "gatekeeping" and no one here thinks they own the article — per WP:FAOWN, most non-minor text additions, especially in a high-traffic long-standing Featured Article such as this one, should be discussed on the talk page. I, and other people who revert major additions or poorly-sourced content, aren't claiming ownership of the article, just trying to make sure it can maintain its featured article status. The article is also quite long as it is, so we shouldn't be adding too much more content at all besides relevant updates — most content can be put instead in child articles such as Economy of India, History of India, etc. The sentence you added seems mostly fine though. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 19:18, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, we're discussing it now. I have restored the sentence. Pollution is known to be an impactful socio-economic challenge. Increased health issues related to pollution translate to lower productivity and increased health-related costs. It's a reasonable point to make in that section. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:05, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes it is, and I never disagreed with the change; it was @The Herald who reverted it, I was just outlining why it is often right for people to revert content such as that. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 20:09, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pollution is certainly a relevant topic for this article to cover; it is even mentioned in the lede and IMO should have a couple of sentences devoted to it in the body. However, this edit is not very good for a well-developed article because:
Since the article is about the country and not about urban India, the stat about the number of Indian cities in some global most-polluted cities ranking is not the most relevant one.
We can and should do better. For example, even this 2023 report produced by a unit at the University of Chicago would be an improvement in both relevance and source quality, although better sources are likely to available (ideally, ones that cover water pollution etc too). I suggest that we follow BRD and hammer out the exact sources and content to be added to the article here over the next few days. Welcome any suggestions about either. Abecedare (talk) 20:54, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 June 2024[edit]
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I want to add the chief justice of India name and it's required please give me the permission 2000editor (talk) 09:05, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not "required" and you didn't make any argument why we should list it in the infobox (where I assume you want to put it). You also are not be going to "given" the permission to edit this article; to edit extended-confirmed articles such as this one, you need an account age of 30 days and at least 500 edits. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 09:42, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The emblem of India was and is in its true form the golden version. Although not defined in any act or notified under any rules, specifically, has it not been the precedent that the Emblem in all of the letters by Prime minister and the President's office has always been yellow (golden) in colour and not black. It is merely a misconception that the emblem is black because of the use of monochromic printing in early days after independence. Black in Indian cultural context is inauspicious and the government of India through the national portal has uploaded three images of the emblem, blue, black and golden. Presumably black and blue are merely the result of the popularity both colours enjoyed in the field of printing or calligraphy but the original was carved out of sandstone and later on brass was used to mold, both of which resembled closer looks to the colour of yellow (dull shade) or gold (in case of chrome brass). FlaminMongrel (talk) 10:53, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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The redirect INDIA has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 June 4 § INDIA until a consensus is reached. Cremastra (talk) 21:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
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