How often do Indians speak English?

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60% Indians speak English when required, 20% Indians speak English everywhere and the remaining speak English between local conversations.
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As it's not our native language some prefer to communicate in their mother tongue as they are comfortable. But in Corporate companies, it's common to see we Indians speaking English.
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According to my perspective, It is entirely based upon the location of a resident of India. If he is at his job or business, he will use english. Otherwise, Indians are more comfortable in their native language.
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It depends. If they belong to a family where everyone speaks in eng then they speak all the time but if they doesn't belong like this then only in office hours
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Speaking English in India is determined by three factors: For some, it is their Mother tongue, for some, it depends on their educational and family background and for some , it is according to the situation they require the language in. Now, which category you fall in, needs to be determined.
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Speaking English in India is determined by three factors: For some, it is their Mother tongue, for some, it depends on their educational and family background and for some , it is according to the situation they require the language in. Now, which category you fall in, needs to be determined. read less
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15℅ Indian speaks English language. 50℅ speaks english when required. 35℅ speaks their mother language.
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In India, English is the language of higher education, official communications and legal proceedings in high courts and the supreme court. For all these purposes, we speak and write in English. For casual conversations, English is becoming more popular with time.
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