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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-2 of our report dated February 19, 2004, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31,
2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of The India Fund, Inc., which is also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036

June 18, 2004

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