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                                                                    Exhibit 2(n)



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-2 of our report dated February 28, 2006, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31,
2005 Annual Report to Shareholders of The India Fund, Inc., which are also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 5, 2006
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