The official first language of India is Hindi.... but the army signage and frequent motivational slogans are in English. There is also a very occasional Hindi translation for some practical matters such as army shop opening times and conditions. Yes the use of dated British terminology is obvious given the history, but this isn't the national language. (To preempt the debate, while English is a national language some states now teach Hindi exclusively over English, because India is forward thinking and has fully considered the benefits to international trade with all the other Hindi speaking countries)
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