At one point, English could be seen as a foreign language 'imposed' upon India. A language of invaders, etc. At this point in time, however, English has been p

At one point, English could be seen as a foreign language 'imposed' upon India. A language of invaders, etc. At this point in time, however, English has been present in India for several centuries, and prominently present for at least a century and a half, and has become indigenised (Indian English has its own structure) so it's not really a 'foreign' language anymore. That said, there are always socio-political dimensions to speaking a particular language variety (think also about dialects, accents etc.). Nothing is ever just a language people speak.