The invitation for Expression of Interest was floated on May 13 for a consultancy service to come up with a detailed project report “on establishment of DD International”. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-to-set-up-bbc-like-channel-to-push-india-view-7322205/ According to the...
According to the tender, the objective is to “project India’s point of view globally on contemporary issues of both global and domestic significance” and to “tell the India Story to a global audience”.
The "makeover" is not just visual, they have launched Global News as well, that shows special news readers from other countries too. This is what makes it "BBC like". Have a look at the first two minutes of the video