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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,  September 10, 2004 (the
"Repurchase Request Deadline"). The Fund has established a record date of August
13, 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, Ext. 200


                          For Account Information Call:

                    Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.

                             Toll Free: 866-297-1264

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

         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                  161 Bay State Drive             c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
            P.O. Box 859208                      Braintree, MA 02184               100 William Street, 3rd Floor
       Braintree, MA 02185-9208                                                         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  August 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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