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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000893750-05-000548
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051108
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051108
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051108

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INDIA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917100
		IRS NUMBER:				133749070
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08266
		FILM NUMBER:		051187052

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		24TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-421-4777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		24TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INDIA FUND INC /NY NEW
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940106
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 8, 2005

                              The India Fund, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         Maryland                    811-08266                    13-3749070

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 (State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission           (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                   File Number)        Identification No.)
           200 Park Avenue New York, NY                             10166

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    (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   212-667-4939


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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
    CFR 230.425)

[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



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                              The India Fund, Inc.
                           CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On November 8, 2005, The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN) (the "Fund")
announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has appointed Blackstone Asia
Advisors L.L.C. ("Blackstone Advisors") to serve as the Fund's interim
investment manager and Blackstone Fund Services India Private Limited
("Blackstone India") to serve as the Fund's interim country adviser upon the
expiration of the Fund's existing arrangements with Advantage Advisers, Inc. and
Imperial Investment Advisors Private Limited on December 4, 2005. Blackstone
Advisors and Blackstone India are newly-formed affiliates of The Blackstone
Group. The Board of Directors also approved a new investment management
agreement between the Fund and Blackstone Advisors and a new country advisory
agreement between Blackstone Advisors and Blackstone India which will be
submitted to stockholders for approval. The interim agreements will remain in
effect until the earlier of (i) stockholder approval of the new agreements and
(ii) May 3, 2006. Punita Kumar-Sinha, the Fund's portfolio manager for the last
eight years, will, supported by her investment team, continue to manage the
Fund's assets on a day-to-day basis as portfolio manager under new employment
arrangements with Blackstone Advisors.

     The Fund also announced a significant reduction in investment management
fees to be paid under the interim management agreement with Blackstone Advisors,
as well as under the proposed management agreement, if approved by stockholders.
The new monthly management fee will be an annual rate of: (i) 1.10% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets for the first $500,000,000; (ii) 0.90% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets for the next $500,000,000; (iii) 0.85% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets for the next $500,000,000; and (iv) 0.75% of
the Fund's average weekly net assets in excess of $1,500,000,000. As a result,
fees will be lower on any assets in excess of $500,000,000. Based on assets as
of October 31, 2005, this would result in an annual management fee reduction of
approximately $448,000.

     Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release. The press release is being
furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the
information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18. Furthermore, the
information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into the filings of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit Number

      99.1  The India Fund, Inc. press release, dated November 8, 2005.


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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             The India Fund, Inc.
                                                 (Registrant)


Date: November 8, 2005                /s/ Deborah Kaback
                                      --------------------------------------
                                                  (Signature)

                                      Name: Deborah Kaback
                                      Title: Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number

99.1   Press release of the Fund, dated November 8, 2005.
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                                                                 Exhibit 99.1



                  THE INDIA FUND, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF
          BLACKSTONE ASIA ADVISORS L.L.C. AS NEW INVESTMENT MANAGER AND
                 BLACKSTONE FUND SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
                             AS NEW COUNTRY ADVISER


     NEW YORK, November 8, 2005 - The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN) (the "Fund")
announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors has appointed Blackstone Asia
Advisors L.L.C. ("Blackstone Advisors") to serve as the Fund's interim
investment manager and Blackstone Fund Services India Private Limited
("Blackstone India") to serve as the Fund's interim country adviser upon the
expiration of the Fund's existing arrangements with Advantage Advisers, Inc. and
Imperial Investment Advisors Private Limited on December 4, 2005. The Board of
Directors also approved a new investment management agreement between the Fund
and Blackstone Advisors and a new country advisory agreement between Blackstone
Advisors and Blackstone India which will be submitted to stockholders for
approval. The interim agreements will remain in effect until the earlier of (i)
stockholder approval of the new agreements and (ii) May 3, 2006.

     Punita Kumar-Sinha, the Fund's portfolio manager for the last eight years,
will, supported by her investment team, continue to manage the Fund's assets on
a day-to-day basis as portfolio manager under new employment arrangements with
Blackstone Advisors.

     The Fund also announced a significant reduction in investment management
fees to be paid under the interim management agreement with Blackstone Advisors,
as well as under the proposed management agreement, if approved by stockholders.
The new monthly management fee will be an annual rate of: (i) 1.10% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets for the first $500,000,000; (ii) 0.90% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets for the next $500,000,000; (iii) 0.85% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets for the next $500,000,000; and (iv) 0.75% of


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the Fund's average weekly net assets in excess of $1,500,000,000. As a result,
fees will be lower on any assets in excess of $500,000,000. Based on assets as
of October 31, 2005, this would result in an annual management fee reduction of
approximately $448,000.

     Blackstone Advisors and Blackstone India are newly-formed affiliates of The
Blackstone Group. The Blackstone Group, a private investment and advisory firm
with offices in New York, Atlanta, Boston, London, Hamburg, Paris and Mumbai,
was founded in 1985. The firm has raised a total of approximately $46 billion
for alternative asset investing since its formation, including $1 billion for
private equity investments in India. The Blackstone Group's six core businesses
are Private Equity Investing, Private Real Estate Investing, Corporate Debt
Investing, Marketable Alternative Asset Management, Corporate Advisory, and
Restructuring and Reorganization Advisory. The Directors believe that the
Blackstone personnel and skills involved in these activities should contribute
to the success of the Fund.

     The Fund is a closed-end management investment company that seeks long-term
capital appreciation by investing primarily in Indian equity securities. The
Fund conducts semi-annual repurchase offers and is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the trading symbol "IFN".

     Periodically updated information on the Fund can be obtained through the
Fund's toll-free phone line at 1-800-421-4777. Information provided includes a
recorded update including monthly portfolio manager commentary, the weekly net
asset value calculation and other information.

     This press release may contain statements regarding plans and expectations
for the future that constitute forward-looking statements within the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are forward-looking and can be identified by the use of words
such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe,"
"continue," or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements are based on
the Fund's current plans and expectations, and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning
such risks and uncertainties are contained in the Fund's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Contact:
      Advantage Advisers, Inc.           Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.
      1-800-421-4777                     John Ford
                                         1-212-583-5559
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