India, March 22 -- US defense secretary Pete Hegseth has initiated a public discussion on social media platform X about renaming the Department of Defense to its historical name 'Department of War'.

"Better name? Have my thoughts.welcome yours." Hegseth wrote while sharing a public poll regarding the new name of the Department of Defense.

As of 9 pm IST, about 53.6% of X users voted for changing the name to 'Department of War', while 46.4% of users voted in favour of retaining the Department of Defense.

The poll led to a debate among users about the implications of such a name change on public perception of military activities. While some advocated for the original name, others preferred the term 'Defense' to emphasise a less aggressiv...