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<FILENAME>g17873_guaranteeddelivery.txt
<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 16, 2005 (the
"Repurchase Request Deadline"). The Fund has established a record date of August
19, 2005, 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: 1-866-297-1264


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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:


               PFPC Inc.                               PFPC Inc.                         Computershare
           c/o Computershare                       c/o Computershare                Attn: Corporate Actions
        Attn: Corporate Actions                 Attn: Corporate Actions          17 Battery Place, 11th Floor
            P.O. Box 859208                       161 Bay State Drive                  New York, NY 10004
        Braintree, MA 02185-9208                  Braintree, MA 02184
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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 26, 2005 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:__________________________ , 2005       ___________________________
                                                        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.

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   Name of Firm:________________________________    ____________________________________________
                                                                (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
   Address:_____________________________________    Name:_______________________________________
                                                                    (PLEASE PRINT)
          ______________________________________    Title:______________________________________
            CITY             STATE      ZIP CODE
   Area Code and Tel. No. ______________________    Dated:_______________________________ , 2005
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          DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS FORM. YOUR SHARE
          CERTIFICATES MUST BE SENT WITH THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.



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