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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.A(VI)
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                              THE INDIA FUND, INC.
                           200 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10166


                                                               February 20, 2004

Dear Stockholder:

         As you may know, in an effort to enhance stockholder value and increase
liquidity,  The India Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") obtained  stockholder  approval to
adopt an "interval" fund structure which requires semi-annual  repurchase offers
of a percentage of the Fund's outstanding shares.

         In accordance with its "interval" status, the Fund is hereby commencing
its  repurchase  offer  for this  semi-annual  period  under  which  the Fund is
offering to repurchase up to 5% of the Fund's  outstanding  shares. The offer to
repurchase  is for cash at a price equal to the Fund's net asset value as of the
close of regular  trading on the New York Stock  Exchange on March 19, 2004, the
Repurchase Pricing Date, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to
Repurchase and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together  constitute the
"Repurchase  Offer"). If you are not interested in selling any of your shares at
this time,  you do not need to do  anything.  The Fund will contact you again in
approximately six months to notify you of the next repurchase offer period.

         The deadline for  participating  in the  Repurchase  Offer is March 12,
2004, the  Repurchase  Request  Deadline.  The net asset value of the shares may
fluctuate  between the March 12, 2004  deadline and March 19, 2004,  the pricing
date  for the  Repurchase  Offer.  The  Fund has  established  a record  date of
February 6, 2004 for  identifying  stockholders  eligible to receive  Repurchase
Offer materials.  Stockholders who choose to participate in the Repurchase Offer
can expect to receive payment for the shares  repurchased on or before March 26,
2004. The Fund will charge a repurchase fee on shares that are  repurchased  for
expenses directly related to the Repurchase Offer. The repurchase fee will equal
2% of the value of the shares that are repurchased.

         As of February 6, 2004, the Fund's net asset value was $23.79 per share
and  23,435,265  shares were issued and  outstanding.  The Fund computes its net
asset value on a weekly  basis,  however,  the net asset  value and  NYSEclosing
price will be available daily from March 8, 2004 to March 12, 2004 by contacting
Georgeson  Shareholder  Communications  Inc., the Fund's Information Agent, toll
free at 1-866-297-1264 or, for banks and brokers,  at 212-440-9800.  On February
6, 2004, the Fund's common stock closed on the New York Stock Exchange at $24.66
per share,  representing  a premium of 3.66% to the Fund's  February 6, 2004 net
asset value per share. If the market price of the Fund's common stock remains at
a premium to the Fund's net asset  value per share at the pricing  date,  it may
not be in a  stockholder's  interest to tender  shares in  connection  with this
repurchase  offer.  The  market  price of the Fund's  common  stock can and does
fluctuate.  Moreover,  there can be no  assurance  that the market  price of the
Fund's  common  stock will remain at a premium to the Fund's net asset value per
share.

         Neither the Fund,  the Fund's  Board of  Directors  nor the  Investment
Manager to the Fund is making any  recommendation to any stockholder  whether to
tender or refrain from tendering  shares in the Repurchase  Offer.  The Fund and
the Board of Directors urge each stockholder to read and evaluate the Repurchase
Offer  and  related  materials  carefully  and  make  his or her  own  decision.
Questions,  requests for assistance  and requests for additional  copies of this
Offer to  Repurchase  and related  materials  should be  directed  to  Georgeson
Shareholder  Communications  Inc. toll free at 1-866-297-1264  or, for banks and
brokers, at 212-440-9800.



                                             Sincerely,
                                             /s/ BRYAN McKIGNEY
                                             BRYAN McKIGNEY
                                             DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT
                                             THE INDIA FUND, INC.

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