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English is one of only two recognized official languages (in addition to Hindi) of the Republic of India [the federation]. It is widely used when native languages can't bridge the gap between two Indians.

edit: s/Indian state/Republic of India

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By Indian state you mean the federal govt. States have their own official languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_with_official_status...

They meant “state” in the general sense, not the particular sense of the federated entities of India, USA, Australia etc.

Also there are some Indians with English as one of their native languages. Not sure how common that is, but enough that I know multiple of them despite not being from India myself.

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