Folks,
Let me provide a level set here which may not sound too pleasing to many here.
I have been following this thread for a while and am pretty amazed to see many of our friends from India take offense to the use of the word "Bharati".
The usage of the word is exactly in line with what DS has described. Nothing less than the Pakistani official news agencies use the word "Bharat" and "Bharati" to describe India and Indians in formal news broadcasts because it is a proper word in the Urdu language.
However since this gripe is being made on Defence.pk, I do want to raise something related. Most of the Indian members here are also members at BRF (I know this for a fact). However let me turn the tables and ask you, what has anyone done about the use of explicitly derogatory language used against Pakistan and Muslims there?
We are much more civil here and elsewhere when it comes to Indians, yet the primary Indian forum is filled with racist and bigoted BS about Pakistan all posted by supposedly educated, and some not so educated and informed, but rabidly anti-Pakistan NRI and local crowd. The point of raising this issue is a simple one. I have yet to see a single member at BRF complain about the use of such derogatory language toward Pakistan and Pakistanis (because the truth is that all of the misguided pun is at Pakistan's expense there and no less than an Indian member posted a link for me to prove my case, which is besides what I have been observing on my own since the 90s).
The fact is that not a single one of you, who enjoy membership here, worry about what is being said about Pakistan and Pakistanis on that forum even though most of you are regular members there. Some actually partake in that derogatory bashing against Pakistan as well. ;-)
So lets take things in their proper context here. I know for sure that Indians are not being wronged here. It would be nice for a change to see someone on the Indian side take ownership of this Pakistan-bashing at your most frequented and quoted forum and gather similar courage as demonstrated here to change things a bit at the so-called "pride of the Indian military forums". It is a two way street gentlemen and even at that, us Pakistanis have been much more generous.
Have a nice day!