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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.A(III)
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                          NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
                                       FOR
                       TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF
                              THE INDIA FUND, INC.

     This form, or one substantially  equivalent hereto,  must be used to accept
the Repurchase Offer (as defined below) if stockholders' certificates for shares
of common  stock,  par value $0.001 per share (the  "Shares") of The India Fund,
Inc. (the  "Fund"),  are not  immediately  available or time will not permit the
Letter of  Transmittal  and other  required  documents  to be  delivered  to the
Depositary  on or before  5:00  p.m.,  New York City time,  March 12,  2004 (the
"Repurchase  Request  Deadline").  The Fund  has  established  a record  date of
February 6, 2004, for identifying  stockholders  eligible to receive  Repurchase
Offer materials.  Such form may be delivered by hand or transmitted by telegram,
facsimile  transmission or mail to the  Depositary,  and must be received by the
Depositary  on or  before  the  Repurchase  Request  Deadline.  See  Section  5,
"Procedure for Tendering Shares," of the Offer to Purchase.


                                 THE DEPOSITARY:

                                    PFPC INC.

                             Facsimile Copy Number:
                                  781-380-3388


                              Confirm by Telephone:
                                  781-843-1833


                          For Account Information Call:

                    Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.

                             Toll Free: 866-297-1264


               By First Class Mail, By Overnight Courier, By Hand:

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         BY FIRST CLASS MAIL:                 BY REGISTERED, CERTIFIED                       BY HAND:
                                                 OR EXPRESS MAIL OR
                                                 OVERNIGHT COURIER:

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               PFPC Inc.                              PFPC Inc.                   Securities Transfer & Reporting
   c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.      c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.               Services, Inc.
        Attn: Corporate Actions                Attn: Corporate Actions           c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
            P.O. Box 43025                         66 Brooks Drive                      100 William Street
       Providence, RI 02940-3025                 Braintree, MA 02184                    New York, NY 10038
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     DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE
     OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN ONE LISTED ABOVE DOES
                         NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

      The undersigned hereby tenders to The India Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"),  upon
the terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth in its Offer to  Repurchase,
dated February 20, 2004 and the related Letter of  Transmittal  (which  together
constitute the "Repurchase Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
number of Shares  set  forth on the  reverse  side  pursuant  to the  guaranteed
delivery procedures set forth in Section 5, "Procedure for Tendering Shares," of
the Offer to Repurchase.
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Number of Shares Tendered:____________________

Certificate Nos. (if available):

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
If Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer, check box:

[ ] The Depository Trust Company

Account Number:

________________________________________________________________________________
Name(s) of Record Holder(s):

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
Address:

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
Area Code and Telephone Number:

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
Taxpayer Identification (Social Security) Number:

________________________________________________________________________________

The undersigned also tenders all  uncertificated  Shares that may be held in the
name of the  registered  holder(s) by the Fund's  transfer agent pursuant to the
Fund's dividend reinvestment plan:

_____________ Yes _____________ No

                  (Note: If neither of these boxes is checked,
              any such uncertificated Shares will not be tendered.)

Dated:________________ , 2004         __________________________________________

                                      __________________________________________
                                                       Signature(s)

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                                    GUARANTEE

      The  undersigned,  a  member  firm  of a  registered  national  securities
exchange, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or a
commercial  bank or trust  company  having an office,  branch,  or agency in the
United States,  hereby (a) guarantees to deliver to the Depositary  certificates
representing the Shares tendered hereby,  in proper form for transfer (or tender
shares pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer) into the Depositary's
account at The Depositary Trust Company,  together with (i) a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) with any required
signature  guarantees and (ii) other required  documents,  within three business
days after the  Repurchase  Request  Deadline of the Repurchase  Offer,  and (b)
represents  that such  tender  of Shares  complies  with  Rule  14e-4  under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Name of Firm:______________________________ ____________________________________
                                                   (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)

Address:___________________________________ Name:_______________________________
                                                         (PLEASE PRINT)

___________________________________________ Title:______________________________
       CITY             STATE      ZIP CODE

Area Code and Tel. No. ____________________ Dated:_______________________ , 2004

            DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS FORM. YOUR SHARE
           CERTIFICATES MUST BE SENT WITH THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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