EX-99.906CERT 7 b411198ex-b.htm EXHIBIT 99.906CERT

Prepared and filed by St Ives Financial

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Prakash A. Melwani, President of The India Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.	The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	3/8/2006	/s/	Prakash A. Melwani
			Prakash A. Melwani, President
			(principal executive officer)

I, Brian S. Chase, Treasurer of The India Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.	The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	3/7/2006	/s/	Brian S. Chase
			Brian S. Chase, Treasurer
			(principal financial officer)