Why do so many Asian countries speak English or French?

Answer 1

India was a colony and ruled by Great Britain. Indochina was ruled by France.

Answer 2

French speaking:
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia—(former French Indochina)
Pondicherry (Union Territory of India) was also a French colony

Answer 3

The British, who conquered most widely, spoke English, which is why it is the universal language.
French is a language that has been around for a while. It spread by the colonization in the 1800s

Answer 4

why greater responsibility is placed on the husband in marriage