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I understand what you want to say, and I agree. India is multi language state. I think that Hindustani has most of speakers, but English was made official as it's lingua franca of all different elites. India being English speaking was intentional exaggeration. But point was that their press, which has some of largest English newspapers in the world, prefers British form. Though you can find US form as well.I wouldn't really classify India as an English-speaking country. There are plenty of people there who can speak it, butYou must be registered to see the linksis generally low to moderate. I would only describe a nation as "speaking a language" if they are generally highly proficient with it. For instance, Belgium is both a French-speaking (Walloon) and a Dutch-speaking (Flemish) nation. Having a high familiarity with a language doesn't imply use. I know a lot of individual Spanish words, but I wouldn't call myself a "Spanish speaker".
Here, in continental Europe English is taught in schools by British standards, but US English has strong presence due to TV and Internet. I am guessing situation is similar in India, at least among elites who run the country.