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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 23, 2005

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 28, 2005, 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 14,
2005, the  Repurchase  Request  Deadline.  The net asset value of the shares may
fluctuate  between the March 14, 2005  deadline and March 28, 2005,  the pricing
date  for the  Repurchase  Offer.  The  Fund has  established  a record  date of
February 23, 2005 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 April 4,
2005. 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  23,  2005,  the Fund's net asset  value was $27.85 per
share and 32,075,092.4388 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, 2005 to March 14, 2005
by contacting Georgeson Shareholder  Communications Inc., the Fund's Information
Agent, toll free at 866-297-1264 or, for banks and brokers, at 212-440-9800.

         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  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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