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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-07-004157.txt : 20070320
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070320164106
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-07-004157
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070419
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070320
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070320
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070320

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:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08266
		FILM NUMBER:		07706728

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154
		BUSINESS PHONE:		866-800-8933

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INDIA FUND INC /NY NEW
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940106
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>UNITED STATES</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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    <B>Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>SCHEDULE&#160;14A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION&#160;14(a) OF THE
    SECURITIES</B>
</DIV>



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    <B> EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment
    No.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;)</B>
</DIV>





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     <FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Filed by the
    Registrant
</DIV>



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     <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Filed by a Party
    other than the Registrant
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Check the appropriate box:</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Preliminary Proxy
    Statement
</DIV>



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     <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Confidential, for
    Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
     <FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
    Proxy Statement
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
     <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
    Additional Materials
</DIV>



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     <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Soliciting Material
    Pursuant to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-11(c)</FONT>
    or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-12</FONT>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    THE INDIA FUND, INC.
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"> (Name of Registrant as Specified
    In Its Charter)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Payment of Filing Fee (check the appropriate box):</B>
</DIV>


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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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    <TD>     <FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&#160;&#160;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    No fee required.
</TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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    <TD>     <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
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    and 0-11.
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</TR>

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<TR>
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    <TD width="92%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>




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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (3)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
    pursuant to Exchange Act
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;0-11</FONT>
    (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and
    state how it is determined):
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>




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    <TD width="92%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (5)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Total fee paid:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>



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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>    <FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
    Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which
    the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
    filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule
    and the date of its filing.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>





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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Amount Previously Paid:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>




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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>




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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="92%"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (3)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Filing Party:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>




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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (4)&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Date Filed:
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The India
    Fund, Inc.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>345 Park Avenue</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>New York, New York 10154</B>
</DIV>


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<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">March 20,
    2007
    </FONT>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Dear Stockholder:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are pleased to enclose the notice and proxy statement for the
    Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE:
    IFN; the &#147;Fund&#148;) to be held on April&#160;19, 2007, at
    11:00&#160;a.m., New York time, at the offices of Simpson
    Thacher&#160;&#38; Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue,
    Conference Room&#160;J, 30th&#160;Floor, New York, New York.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    At the Fund&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the
    Stockholders are being asked to vote on the election of
    Directors.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>After careful consideration, the Board of Directors of the
    Fund, including all of the Independent Directors, recommends
    that you vote &#147;FOR&#148; the election of each of the
    nominees.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Whether or not you intend to attend the meeting, you may vote by
    proxy by signing and returning your proxy card in the enclosed
    postage-paid envelope or by following the instructions on your
    proxy card for voting by telephone or over the Internet.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Please familiarize yourself with the proposal and vote
    immediately, even if you plan to attend the meeting. To vote,
    simply follow the instructions on the enclosed proxy card.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As always, we thank you for your confidence and support.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Sincerely,
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <IMG src="y31944y3194401.gif" alt="-S- Prakash A. Melwani" >
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
     Prakash A. Melwani
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
     Director and President
</DIV>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The India
    Fund, Inc.<BR>
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, New York 10154</FONT></FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
    STOCKHOLDERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">March 20,
    2007
    </FONT>
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To the Stockholders:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    An Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The India Fund, Inc. (the
    &#147;Fund&#148;) will be held on April&#160;19, 2007, at
    11:00&#160;a.m., New York time, at the offices of Simpson
    Thacher&#160;&#38; Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue,
    Conference Room&#160;J, 30th&#160;Floor, New York, New York, for
    the purpose of considering and voting upon:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    1.&#160;The election of two Class&#160;III Directors to the
    Board of Directors.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    2.&#160;The transaction of such other business as may be
    properly presented at the Meeting or any adjournments or
    postponements thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The close of business on March&#160;16, 2007, has been fixed as
    the record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled
    to notice of and to vote at the meeting. The enclosed proxy is
    being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By order of the Board of Directors,
</DIV>



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    <IMG src="y31944y3194402.gif" alt="Joshua B. Rovine" >
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
     Joshua B. Rovine
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
     Secretary
</DIV>


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    <B> To avoid the unnecessary expense of further solicitation, we
    urge you to indicate voting instructions on the enclosed proxy
    card, date and sign it and return it promptly in the envelope
    provided, or to vote promptly by telephone or over the Internet
    according to the instructions on the enclosed proxy card, no
    matter how large or small your holdings may be.</B>
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INSTRUCTIONS&#160;FOR
    SIGNING PROXY CARDS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of
    assistance to you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund
    involved in validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy
    card properly.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    1.&#160;<I>Individual Accounts.</I>&#160;&#160;Sign your name
    exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    2.&#160;<I>Joint Accounts.</I>&#160;&#160;Either party may sign,
    but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to a
    name shown in the registration.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    3.&#160;<I>Other Accounts.</I>&#160;&#160;The capacity of the
    individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it
    is reflected in the form of registration. For example:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Registration</FONT></U></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>


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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Corporate Accounts</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Valid Signature</FONT></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp.&#160;
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp. (by John Doe, Treasurer)
    </FONT>
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp.&#160;
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John Doe, Treasurer
    </FONT>
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp. c/o&#160;John Doe,
    Treasurer
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John Doe
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John Doe, Trustee
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Trust&#160;Accounts</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">ABC Trust
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Jane B. Doe, Trustee
    </FONT>
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Jane B. Doe, Trustee u/t/d
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">12/28/78</FONT>
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Jane B. Doe
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Custodial or Estate
    Accounts</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith, Cust. f/b/o John B.
    Smith,&#160;Jr. UGMA
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">John B. Smith,&#160;Jr., Executor
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The India
    Fund, Inc.<BR>
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, New York 10154<BR>
    <BR>
    </FONT></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROXY
    STATEMENT</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This proxy statement is furnished in connection with a
    solicitation by the Board of Directors of The India Fund, Inc.
    (the &#147;Fund&#148;) of proxies to be used at the Annual
    Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund, and at any adjournments or
    postponements thereof (the &#147;Meeting&#148;), to be held on
    April&#160;19, 2007, at 11:00&#160;a.m., New York time, at the
    offices of Simpson Thacher&#160;&#38; Bartlett LLP, 425
    Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, in Conference Room&#160;J
    on the 30th&#160;Floor, for the purposes set forth in the
    accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy are
    first being mailed to Stockholders on or about March 22, 2007.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    At the Meeting, Stockholders will vote on a proposal to elect
    two Class&#160;III Directors to the Board of Directors.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Proxy Statement sets forth concisely the information
    Stockholders of the Fund should know before voting on the
    proposal. Please read it carefully and retain it for future
    reference. <B>The Fund&#146;s Annual Report, containing
    financial statements for the fiscal year ended December&#160;31,
    2006, as filed on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;N-CSR,</FONT>
    is available free of charge by contacting Blackstone Asia
    Advisors L.L.C., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, by
    calling 1-866-800-8933 toll-free or on the Internet at
    www.blackstone.com.</B> Information about the Fund is included
    in this proxy statement. Reports and other information filed by
    the Fund can be inspected in person at the Public Reference Room
    maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
    &#147;SEC&#148;) at the address below, and copies of such
    materials can be obtained from the Public Reference Branch at
    the address below. In addition, shares of common stock of the
    Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the
    &#147;NYSE&#148;) under the ticker symbol &#147;IFN&#148;.
    Reports and other information concerning the Fund can be
    inspected by contacting the NYSE at New York Stock Exchange,
    Inc., 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. The Fund is
    subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act
    of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), and in
    accordance therewith, file reports and other information,
    including proxy materials and charter documents, with the SEC.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You also may view or obtain these documents from the SEC:
</DIV>

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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">In Person:
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">At the SEC&#146;s Public Reference
    Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">By Phone:
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">1-202-942-8090
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">By Mail:
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Public Reference Branch
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Officer of Consumer Affairs and
    Information Services<BR>
    Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
    100 F Street, N.E.<BR>
    Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549<BR>
    (duplicating fee required)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">By Email:
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">publicinfo@sec.gov<BR>
    (duplicating fee required)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">By Internet:
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">www.sec.gov
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Stockholders who execute proxies retain the right to revoke them
    in person at the Meeting, by written notice received by the
    Secretary of the Fund at any time before they are voted or by
    delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. Proxies
    that are not revoked will be voted in accordance with the
    specifications thereon and, unless specified to the contrary,
    will be voted FOR each of the nominees.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The close of business on March&#160;16, 2007, has been fixed as
    the record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled
    to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Each Stockholder is
    entitled to one vote for each full share and an appropriate
    fraction of a vote for each fractional share held.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On the record date there were 44,964,154.2955&#160;shares of the
    Fund&#146;s common stock outstanding.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, the
    persons named as proxies may propose, without notice other than
    by announcement at the meeting, one or more adjournments of the
    Meeting to a date not more than 120&#160;days after the original
    record date to permit further solicitation of proxies or until a
    quorum shall attend. Any such adjournment will require the
    affirmative vote of a majority of those shares represented at
    the Meeting in person or by proxy. The persons named as proxies
    will vote those proxies that they are entitled to vote&#160;FOR
    or AGAINST any such proposal at their discretion. A Stockholder
    vote may be taken on one or more of the items in this proxy
    statement prior to any such adjournment if sufficient votes have
    been received for approval. Under the By-Laws of the Fund, a
    quorum is constituted by the presence in person or by proxy of
    the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of
    common stock of the Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting will be
    tabulated by the inspector of election appointed for the
    Meeting. The inspector of election will determine whether or not
    a quorum is present at the Meeting. The inspector of election
    will treat abstentions and &#147;broker non-votes&#148; (i.e.,
    shares held by brokers or nominees, typically in &#147;street
    name,&#148; as to which proxies have been returned but
    (i)&#160;instructions have not been received from the beneficial
    owners or persons entitled to vote and (ii)&#160;the broker or
    nominee does not have discretionary voting power on a particular
    matter) as present for purposes of determining a quorum.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions and
    broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast, and will not
    affect the plurality vote required for Directors. The persons
    named as proxies will have discretionary authority to vote all
    shares for which they serve as proxies, including abstentions
    and broker non-votes, on the adjournment of the Meeting, whether
    or not a quorum is present, to a date not more than
    120&#160;days after the original record date to permit further
    solicitation of proxies.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Stockholders who plan on attending the Meeting will be required
    to provide valid identification in order to gain admission.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The principal business address of the Fund is 345 Park Avenue,
    New York, New York 10154. The Fund is a closed-end management
    investment company, registered under the 1940 Act. The principal
    business address of Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.
    (&#147;Blackstone Advisors&#148;), the Fund&#146;s investment
    manager and administrator, is 345 Park Avenue, New York, New
    York 10154. The principal business address of Blackstone
    Fund&#160;Services India Private Limited (&#147;Blackstone
    India&#148;), the Fund&#146;s country adviser, is Taj President,
    90 Cuffe Parade, Suite&#160;1201, Mumbai&#160;&#150; 400 005,
    India.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors of the Fund knows of no business other
    than that discussed above that will be presented for
    consideration at the Meeting. If any other matter is properly
    presented, it is the intention of the persons named in the
    enclosed proxy to vote in accordance with their best judgment.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The date of this Proxy Statement is March 20, 2007.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROPOSAL&#160;1.
    ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Background</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In accordance with the Fund&#146;s Charter, the Fund&#146;s
    Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class&#160;I,
    Class&#160;II and Class&#160;III. At the Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders, Stockholders will be asked to elect two
    Class&#160;III Directors, each to hold office until the 2010
    Annual Meeting of Stockholders or thereafter until his successor
    is elected and qualified. The terms of office of the
    Class&#160;I Directors expire at the Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders in 2009, or thereafter until their respective
    successors are duly elected and qualified, and the terms of
    office of the Class&#160;II Directors expire at the Annual
    Meeting of Stockholders in 2008, or thereafter until their
    respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The effect
    of these staggered terms is to limit the ability of other
    entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund by delaying
    the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to
    vote at the Meeting (unless directed not to vote) FOR the
    election of the nominees listed below. Messrs.&#160;Melwani and
    Hardy are currently members of the Fund&#146;s Board of
    Directors. The nominees have indicated that they will serve if
    elected, but if the nominees should be unable to serve, the
    proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the
    persons named in the proxy in accordance with their judgment.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    2
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table provides information concerning the nominees
    for election as Class&#160;III Directors:
</DIV>

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    <B>Number of <BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Funds in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Board<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund
    Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Memberships <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>by Nominee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nominee <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(Including the<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name, Address and Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Five Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Nominees to serve as Class&#160;III
    Directors until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Interested Director/Nominee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Prakash A.
    Melwani<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2<BR>
    </SUP>The Blackstone Group<BR>
    345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10154<BR>
    Birth Year: 1958
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and President
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 2005
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Senior Managing Director, Private
    Equity Group, The Blackstone Group (May&#160;2003&#160;&#150;
    Present); Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Vestar Capital
    Partners (1988&#160;&#150; 2003)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
    and Kosmos Energy Holdings
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="3" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Independent Director/Nominee
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">J. Marc Hardy<BR>
    c/o&#160;Multiconsult Limited Frere Felix de<BR>
    Valois Street<BR>
    Port Louis, Mauritius<BR>
    Birth Year: 1954
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Member of the
    Nominating Committee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt"> Since 2002
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Managing Director, Mainstream Ltd.
    (independent financial advisor) and Value Investors Ltd.
    (private investment company)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">A &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means
    two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves
    out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment
    and investor services, or that have a common investment manager
    or that have an investment manager that is an affiliated person
    of the investment manager of any of the other registered
    investment companies.
    </FONT></TD>
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</TABLE>



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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">2</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;Melwani is an
    &#147;interested person,&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act,
    because he serves as President of the Fund and as Senior
    Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, the parent of
    Blackstone Advisors, the Fund&#146;s investment manager.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table provides information concerning the
    Class&#160;I and Class&#160;II Directors currently serving until
    the year 2009 and 2008 Annual Meetings of Stockholders,
    respectively:
</DIV>


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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Funds in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Board<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund
    Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Memberships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>by Director<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(including the<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name, Address and Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Fund)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Five Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Class&#160;I Directors serving
    until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Interested
    Director</FONT></B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Peter G.
    Peterson<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">2<BR>
    </SUP>The Blackstone Group<BR>
    345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10154<BR>
    Birth Year: 1926
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 2005
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Senior Chairman, The Blackstone
    Group (since 1985); Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    (2000&#160;&#150;&#160;2004)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Chairman, Council on Foreign
    Relations; Chairman, Institute for International Economics
    (Washington,&#160;D.C.); President, Concord Coalition; Trustee,
    Committee for Economic Development; Trustee, Japan Society;
    Trustee, Museum of Modern Art; Director, National Bureau of
    Economic Research; Director, Public Agenda Foundation; Director,
    The Nixon Center
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">A &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means
    two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves
    out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment
    and investor services, or that have a common investment manager
    or that have an investment manager that is an affiliated person
    of the investment manager of any of the other registered
    investment companies.
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    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">2</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mr.&#160;Peterson is an
    &#147;interested person,&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act,
    because he serves as Senior Chairman of The Blackstone Group,
    the parent of Blackstone Advisors, the Fund&#146;s investment
    manager.
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Funds in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Board<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund
    Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Memberships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>by Director<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(including the<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name, Address and Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Fund)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Five Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Class&#160;I Directors serving
    until the 2009 Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders&#160;&#151;&#160;(Continued)</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Independent Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Lawrence K. Becker<BR>
    8039 Harbor View<BR>
    Terrace<BR>
    Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209<BR>
    Birth Year: 1955
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Member of the Audit
    Committee and Nominating Committee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 2003
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Private Investor, Real Estate
    Investment Management (July&#160;2003&#160;&#150; Present);
    Treasurer, France Growth Fund (2004&#160;&#150; Present);
    Vice&#160;President, Controller/Treasurer, National Financial
    Partners (2000&#160;&#150; 2003); Managing Director,
    Controller/Treasurer, Oppenheimer Capital- PIMCO
    (1981&#160;&#150; 2000)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Member of Board of Trustees or
    Board of Managers of four registered investment companies
    advised by Advantage Advisers L.L.C. or its affiliates
    (&#145;&#145;Advantage&#148;)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Jeswald W. Salacuse<BR>
    The Fletcher School of Law&#160;&#38; Diplomacy at Tufts
    University<BR>
    Medford, Mass. 02155<BR>
    Birth Year: 1938
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director, Chairman of the Board and
    Chairman of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 1993
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Henry J. Braker Professor of
    Commercial Law, The Fletcher School of Law&#160;&#38; Diplomacy
    (1986&#160;&#150; Present); Dean, Fletcher School of
    Law&#160;&#38; Diplomacy, Tufts University (1986&#160;&#150;
    1994)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director of 34 registered
    investment companies advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund
    Advisor, LLC (&#145;&#145;LMPFA&#148;) and its affiliates
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Class&#160;II Directors serving
    until the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Independent Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Leslie H. Gelb<BR>
    The Council on Foreign Relations<BR>
    58 East 68th&#160;Street<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10021<BR>
    Birth Year: 1937
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Member of the Audit
    Committee and Nominating Committee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 1994
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">President Emeritus, The Council on
    Foreign Relations (2003&#160;&#150; Present); President, The
    Council on Foreign Relations (1993&#160;&#150; 2003); Columnist
    (1991&#160;&#150; 1993), Deputy Editorial Page Editor
    (1985&#160;&#150; 1990) and Editor, Op-Ed Page (1988&#160;&#150;
    1990), <I>The New York Times</I>
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Britannica.com; Director of 34
    registered investment companies advised by LMPFA and its
    affiliates
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Stephane R. F. Henry<BR>
    c/o&#160;Premium Asset Management Ltd. Jamalacs, Vieux<BR>
    Conseil Street<BR>
    Port Louis, Mauritius<BR>
    Birth Year: 1967
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Member of the
    Nominating Committee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 2004
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Managing Director, Premium Asset
    Management Ltd., (1998&#160;&#150; Present)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Boyer Allan India Fund, Inc.
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Luis F. Rubio<BR>
    Jaime Balmes No.&#160;11,<BR>
    D-2 Los Morales<BR>
    Polanco<BR>
    Mexico, D.F. 11510<BR>
    Birth Year: 1955
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Member of the Audit
    Committee and Nominating Committee
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Since 1999
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">President, Centro de Investigacion
    para el Desarrollo, A.C. (Center of Research for Development)
    (2002&#160;&#150; Present) Director General, Centro de
    Investigacion para el Desarrollo, A.C. (1984&#160;&#150; 2002);
    frequent contributor of op-ed pieces to <I>The Los Angeles
    Times</I> and <I>The Wall Street Journal</I>
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Member of Board of Trustees or
    Board of Managers of four registered investment companies
    advised by Advantage
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">A &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means
    two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves
    out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment
    and investor services, or that have a common investment manager
    or that have an investment manager that is an affiliated person
    of the investment manager of any of the other registered
    investment companies.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Director
    Compensation</FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Under the federal securities laws, the Fund is required to
    provide to Stockholders in connection with the Meeting
    information regarding compensation paid to Directors by the Fund
    as well as by the various other U.S.&#160;registered investment
    companies advised by the investment manager, the country adviser
    or an affiliate of the investment manager during the Fund&#146;s
    prior fiscal year. The following table provides information
    concerning the approximate compensation paid during the fiscal
    year ended December&#160;31, 2006 to each Director of the Fund
    and the aggregate compensation paid to them from all registered
    funds in the Fund&#160;Complex for the fiscal year ended
    December&#160;31, 2006. The Fund does not provide any pension or
    retirement benefits to Directors.
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>from Other Funds<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Advised by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>from Fund and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>from Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Adviser</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund
    Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Lawrence K. Becker
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    49,150
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Leslie H. Gelb
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,450
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">J. Marc Hardy
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Stephane R. F. Henry
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29,400
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Prakash A. Melwani
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Peter G. Peterson
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Luis F. Rubio
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,050
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,650
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Jeswald W. Salacuse
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,700
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,550
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">A &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means
    two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves
    out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment
    and investor services, or that have a common investment manager
    or that have an investment manager that is an affiliated person
    of the investment manager of any of the other registered
    investment companies.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Beneficial
    Share Ownership</FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    At March&#160;16, 2007, to the knowledge of the Fund, no person
    owned of record or owned beneficially more than 5% of the
    outstanding shares of the Fund, except that Cede&#160;&#38; Co.,
    a nominee for participants in The Depository Trust Company, held
    of record 44,828,472.0000&#160;shares, equal to approximately
    99.70% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Security
    Ownership of Management</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table provides information concerning the number
    and dollar range of equity securities owned beneficially by each
    Director as of March&#160;16, 2007:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>


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    <TD width="49%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="19%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="27%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate Dollar Range of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Equity Securities in All Funds<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen or to be Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Dollar Range of Equity<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director or Nominee in Family of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Director or Nominee</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Securities in the Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Investment
    Companies<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Lawrence K. Becker
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Leslie H. Gelb
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">J. Marc Hardy
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Stephane R. F. Henry
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Prakash A. Melwani
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Peter G. Peterson
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Luis F. Rubio
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Jeswald W. Salacuse
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">$10,001&#160;&#150; $50,000
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">$10,001&#160;&#150; $50,000
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Investment companies are considered
    to be in the same &#147;family&#148; if they share the same
    investment manager or principal underwriter and hold themselves
    out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment
    and investor services.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <BR>
    5
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of March&#160;16, 2007, the holdings of no Director or
    executive officer, nor the Directors and executive officers of
    the Fund as a group, represented more than 1% of the outstanding
    shares of the Fund&#146;s common stock. At March&#160;16, 2007,
    no Director or nominee for election as Director who is not an
    &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund as defined in the 1940
    Act, nor any immediate family member of such persons, owned
    beneficially or of record any shares of Blackstone Advisors, the
    Fund&#146;s investment manager and administrator, Blackstone
    India, the Fund&#146;s country adviser, or any person or entity
    (other than the Fund) directly or indirectly controlling,
    controlled by, or under common control with Blackstone Advisors
    or Blackstone India.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Responsibilities
    of the Board of Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that the Fund
    is managed in the best interest of its Stockholders. The
    Directors oversee the Fund&#146;s business by, among other
    things, meeting with the Fund&#146;s management and evaluating
    the performance of the Fund&#146;s service providers including
    Blackstone Advisors, Blackstone India, the custodian and the
    transfer agent. As part of this process, the Directors consult
    with the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting
    firm and with their own separate independent counsel.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors has four regularly scheduled meetings
    each year and additional meetings are scheduled as needed. In
    addition, the Board has an Audit Committee and a Nominating
    Committee which meet periodically during the year and whose
    responsibilities are described below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Directors regularly review the Fund&#146;s financial
    statements, performance and market price as well as the quality
    of the services being provided to the Fund. As part of this
    process, the Directors review the Fund&#146;s fees and expenses
    to determine if they are reasonable and competitive in light of
    the services being received, while also ensuring that the Fund
    continues to have access to high quality services in the future.
    Based on these reviews, the Directors periodically make
    suggestions to the Fund&#146;s management and monitor to ensure
    that responsive action is taken. The Directors also monitor
    potential conflicts of interest among the Fund, Blackstone
    Advisors and their affiliates and other funds and clients
    managed by Blackstone Advisors to ensure that the Fund is
    managed in a manner which is in the best interest of the
    Fund&#146;s Stockholders.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Officers
    of the Fund</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The executive officers of the Fund are chosen each year at the
    first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fund following
    the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to hold office until the
    meeting of the Board following the next Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders and until their successors are chosen and
    qualified. The current executive officers of the Fund are:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>


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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Term of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Office and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation During<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name, Address and Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Prakash A. Melwani<BR>
    The Blackstone Group<BR>
    345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10154<BR>
    Birth Year: 1958
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">President and Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Since 2005
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Senior Managing Director, Private
    Equity Group, The Blackstone Group (May 2003&#160;&#150;
    Present); Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Vestar Capital
    Partners (1988-2003)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Robert L. Friedman<BR>
    The Blackstone Group<BR>
    345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10154<BR>
    Birth Year: 1943
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Chief Legal Officer and<BR>
    Vice President
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Since 2005
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Chief Administrative Officer and
    Chief Legal Officer, Blackstone (2003&#160;&#150; Present);
    Senior Managing Director, Blackstone (1999&#160;&#150; Present)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Joshua B. Rovine<BR>
    The Blackstone Group<BR>
    345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10154<BR>
    Birth Year: 1965
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Secretary
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Since 2005
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Managing Director, Finance and
    Administration Group, Blackstone (2003&#160;&#150; Present);
    Partner, Sidley Austin Brown&#160;&#38; Wood LLP
    (1994&#160;&#150; 2003)
    </FONT>
</TD>
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    <BR>
    6
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Term of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Office and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Held<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation During<BR>
    </B>
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    <B>Name, Address and Age</B>
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Past 5&#160;Years</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Joseph Malangoni<BR>
    Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.<BR>
    53 State Street<BR>
    Boston, Mass. 02109<BR>
    Birth Year: 1976
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Treasurer and<BR>
    Vice President
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Since 2007
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Chief Financial Officer, Blackstone
    Asia Advisors L.L.C. (2007&#160;&#150;&#160;Present); Controller
    and Chief Compliance Officer, Steadfast Financial LLC
    (2002&#160;&#150;&#160;2007); Senior Associate,
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1998&#160;&#150;&#160;2002)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Barbara Pires<BR>
    Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.<BR>
    345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, N.Y. 10154<BR>
    Birth Year: 1952
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Chief Compliance Officer and
    Vice&#160;President
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Since 2005
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Chief Compliance Officer and
    Principal, Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. (2006&#160;&#150;
    Present); Consultant (2005&#160;&#150; 2006); Chief Compliance
    Officer, The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. and The India Fund, Inc.
    (2005&#160;&#150; Present); Senior Vice President, Oppenheimer
    Asset Management, Inc. (1996&#160;&#150; 2005)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Punita Kumar-Sinha<BR>
    Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.<BR>
    53&#160;State Street<BR>
    Boston, Mass. 02109<BR>
    Birth Year: 1962
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Chief Investment Officer<BR>
    Portfolio Manager
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Since 2005<BR>
    <BR>
    Since 1997
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Senior Managing Director, The
    Blackstone Group (2006&#160;&#150; Present); Managing Director
    and Senior Portfolio Manager, Advantage Advisers, Inc., an
    affiliated of Oppenheimer&#160;&#38; Co., Inc. (1997&#160;&#150;
    2005); Portfolio Manager, The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.
    (1999&#160;&#150; Present) and The India Fund, Inc.
    (1997&#160;&#150; Present)
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit
    Committee and Audit Committee Report</FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee is composed entirely of
    Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the
    Fund, Blackstone Advisors or its affiliates within the meaning
    of the 1940 Act, and who are &#147;independent&#148; as defined
    in the NYSE listing standards. Currently, Messrs.&#160;Becker,
    Gelb, Rubio and Salacuse are members of the Audit Committee. The
    Audit Committee convened four times during the fiscal year ended
    December&#160;31, 2006. The principal functions of the Audit
    Committee are to appoint and retain the Fund&#146;s independent
    registered public accounting firm, to review with the
    independent registered public accounting firm the scope,
    performance and anticipated cost of their audit and to receive
    and consider a report from the independent registered public
    accounting firm concerning their conduct of the audit, including
    the form of the opinion proposed to be rendered and any comments
    or recommendations the independent registered public accounting
    firm might want to make in that connection. The Board has
    determined that Mr.&#160;Becker will serve as the &#147;audit
    committee financial expert,&#148; as defined in
    Section&#160;401(h) of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Regulation&#160;S-K.</FONT>
    The Fund adopted an Audit Committee Charter in February 2000,
    which was most recently amended and restated in November 2005.
    The Fund&#146;s amended and restated Audit Committee Charter was
    filed as an exhibit to the Proxy Statement filed by the Fund on
    January&#160;9, 2006.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee has received written disclosures and the
    letter required by Independence Standards Board Standard
    No.&#160;1 from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#147;PwC&#148;),
    the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm,
    and has discussed with PwC its independence. The Audit Committee
    has also reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements
    with Fund management and PwC, and discussed certain matters with
    PwC required to be discussed by Statements on Auditing Standards
    No.&#160;61 and No.&#160;90. Based on the foregoing, the Audit
    Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the
    Fund&#146;s audited financial statements be included in the
    Fund&#146;s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
    December&#160;31, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The members of the Audit Committee are not professionally
    engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting and are not
    employed by the Fund for accounting, financial management or
    internal control. Moreover, the Audit Committee relies on and
    makes no independent verification of the facts presented to it
    or representations made by management or the independent
    registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Audit
    Committee&#146;s oversight
</DIV>

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     does not provide an independent basis to determine that
    management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial
    reporting principles and policies, or internal controls and
    procedures, designed to assure compliance with accounting
    standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the
    Audit Committee&#146;s considerations and discussions referred
    to above do not provide assurance that the audit of the
    Fund&#146;s financial statements has been carried out in
    accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or that
    the financial statements are presented in accordance with
    generally accepted accounting principles.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pursuant to the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee Pre-Approval policy,
    the Audit Committee pre-approved all audit and non-audit
    services provided by PwC to the Fund in 2006. A representative
    of PwC will be available at the Meeting to answer appropriate
    questions and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he
    or she chooses to do so.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Nominating
    Committee</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Nominating Committee is composed entirely of Directors who
    are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund, Blackstone
    Advisors or its affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act,
    and who are &#147;independent&#148; as defined in the NYSE
    listing standards. Currently Messrs.&#160;Becker, Gelb, Hardy,
    Henry, Rubio and Salacuse are members of the Nominating
    Committee. This Committee did not meet during the fiscal year
    ended December&#160;31, 2006. The principal function of the
    Nominating Committee is to select and nominate persons for
    election as Directors of the Fund. The Fund adopted a Nominating
    Committee Charter on December&#160;18, 2003, which is attached
    hereto as Exhibit&#160;A.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Nominating Committee identifies potential nominees through
    its network of contacts. While the Nominating Committee meets to
    discuss and consider such candidates&#146; qualifications and
    then chooses a candidate by majority vote, the Nominating
    Committee does not have specific, minimum qualifications for
    nominees and has not established specific qualities or skills
    that it regards as necessary for one or more of the Fund&#146;s
    Directors to possess (other than any qualities or skills that
    may be required by applicable law, regulation or listing
    standard).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In identifying and evaluating nominees, the Nominating Committee
    considers factors it deems relevant which include: whether or
    not the person is an &#147;interested person&#148; as defined in
    the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under
    applicable laws and regulations to serve on the Board of
    Directors of the Fund; whether or not the person has any
    relationship that might impair his or her independence, such as
    any business, financial or family relationships with Fund
    management, the investment manager of the Fund, Fund service
    providers or their affiliates; whether or not the person serves
    on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing
    organizations or funds; and the character and integrity of the
    person and the contribution which the person can make to the
    Board. The Nominating Committee will accept nominations for the
    office of Director made by Fund&#160;Stockholders. Stockholders
    who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to the
    Secretary of the Fund which include biographical information and
    set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee. There are
    no differences in the manner in which the Nominating Committee
    evaluates nominees based on whether such nominees are
    recommended by a Stockholder.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund does not pay a fee to any third party or parties to
    identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating
    potential nominees. The Nominating Committee did not receive a
    recommended nominee from a Stockholder who beneficially owned,
    or a group of Stockholders who beneficially owned, more than 5%
    of the Fund&#146;s shares for at least one year as of the date
    the recommendation was made.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Board
    Meetings</FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    During the fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2006, the Board
    of Directors held four regular meetings and five special
    meetings. Each Director attended at least 75% of the meetings of
    the Board and the committee(s) of the Board on which he served.
</DIV>


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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Section&#160;16(a)
    Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
    amended, and Section&#160;30(h) of the 1940 Act in combination
    require the Fund&#146;s Directors and officers, persons who own
    more than ten percent of the Fund&#146;s common stock,
    Blackstone Advisors and its directors and officers, to file
    reports of ownership and changes in
</DIV>

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    <BR>
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    ownership of the Fund&#146;s securities with the SEC and the
    NYSE. These persons and entities are required by SEC regulation
    to furnish the Fund with copies of all such forms they file.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Based solely on a review of those forms furnished to the Fund,
    the Fund believes that the Fund&#146;s Directors and officers,
    and Blackstone Advisors and Blackstone India and their directors
    and officers, have complied with applicable filing requirements
    during the fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Required
    Vote</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Directors are elected by a plurality of all the votes cast by
    the holders of shares of common stock of the Fund present in
    person or represented by proxy at a meeting with a quorum
    present. A &#147;plurality of the votes&#148; cast means the
    candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for
    the same position, but not necessarily a majority of the votes
    cast. For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions and
    broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast, and do not
    affect the plurality vote required for Directors.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Please note that unless otherwise instructed, the proxies will
    vote&#160;FOR each nominee for Director.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Directors, including the Independent Directors, recommend
    that<BR>
    Stockholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; each nominee for
    Director</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    <BR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Service
    Providers</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Blackstone Advisors currently serves as the Fund&#146;s
    investment manager and as the Fund&#146;s administrator. The
    address of Blackstone Advisors is 345 Park Avenue, New York, New
    York 10154. Blackstone Advisors subcontracts certain of its
    responsibilities as administrator to PFPC Inc. The address of
    PFPC Inc. is 103 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Blackstone India currently serves as the Fund&#146;s country
    adviser. The address of Blackstone India is Taj President, 90
    Cuffe Parade, Suite&#160;1201, Mumbai&#160;&#150; 400 005, India.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Independent
    Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee has adopted written policies
    relating to the pre-approval of the audit and non-audit services
    performed by the Fund&#146;s independent registered public
    accounting firm. Unless a type of service to be provided by the
    independent registered public accounting firm has received
    general pre-approval, it requires specific pre-approval by the
    Audit Committee. Under the policies, on an annual basis, the
    Fund&#146;s Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves the
    services to be provided by the independent registered public
    accounting firm without having obtained specific pre-approval
    from the Audit Committee. In addition, the Audit Committee
    pre-approves any permitted non-audit services to be provided by
    the independent registered public accounting firm to Blackstone
    Advisors or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
    common control with Blackstone Advisors if such services relate
    directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Audit Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees paid to PwC in
    connection with the annual audit of the Fund&#146;s financial
    statements and for services normally provided by PwC in
    connection with the statutory and regulatory filings of the Fund
    for the fiscal years ended December&#160;31, 2005 and
    December&#160;31, 2006 were $90,000 and $101,400, respectively,
    including
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT>
    expenses.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Audit-Related Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees paid to
    PwC in connection with assurance and related services related to
    the annual audit of the Fund and for review of the Fund&#146;s
    financial statements, other than the Audit Fees described above,
    for the fiscal years ended December&#160;31, 2005 and
    December&#160;31, 2006 were $0 and $0, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Tax Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees paid for domestic
    and international tax-related services, including tax
    compliance, tax advice and tax planning, rendered by PwC to the
    Fund for the fiscal years ended December&#160;31, 2005 and
    December&#160;31, 2006 were $5,100 and $49,080, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>All Other Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees billed for
    all other non-audit services rendered by PwC to the Fund for the
    fiscal years ended December&#160;31, 2004 and December&#160;31,
    2005 were $0 and $0, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered
    to the Fund, Blackstone Advisors, Blackstone India and any
    entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
    the Fund, Blackstone Advisors and Blackstone India that provides
    ongoing services to the Fund for the fiscal years ended
    December&#160;31, 2005 and December&#160;31, 2006 were $11,206
    and $49,080, respectively. The Audit Committee has determined
    that the provision of non-audit services is compatible with
    maintaining the independence of PwC.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    None of the services described above, provided in the fiscal
    year ended December&#160;31, 2006, were approved pursuant to the
    <I>de minimis </I>exception provided in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;2-01(c)(7)(i)(C)</FONT>
    of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Regulation&#160;S-X</FONT>
    promulgated by the SEC.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Other
    Business</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors does not know of any other
    matter that may come before the Meeting. If any other matter
    properly comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the
    persons named in the proxy to vote the proxies in accordance
    with their judgment on that matter.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    10
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stockholder
    Proposals</FONT></B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All proposals by Stockholders of the Fund that are intended to
    be presented at the Fund&#146;s next Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders, to be held in 2008, must be received by the Fund
    (addressed to The India Fund, Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York,
    New York 10154)&#160;for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s proxy
    statement and proxy relating to that meeting no later than
    November&#160;21, 2007. Any Stockholder who desires to bring a
    proposal for consideration at the Fund&#146;s 2008 Annual
    Meeting of Stockholders without including such proposal in the
    Fund&#146;s proxy statement must deliver written notice thereof
    to the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Fund (addressed
    to The India Fund, Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York
    10154)&#160;during the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">30-day</FONT>
    period from December&#160;21, 2007 to January&#160;21, 2008.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stockholder
    Communications with the Board of Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund has adopted procedures by which Fund&#160;Stockholders
    may send communications to the Board of Directors. Stockholders
    may mail written communications to the Board to the attention of
    the Board of Directors of The India Fund, Inc., c/o&#160;the
    Fund&#146;s Chief Legal Officer, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New
    York 10154. Stockholder communications must (i)&#160;be in
    writing and be signed by the Stockholder and (ii)&#160;identify
    the number of shares held by the Stockholder. The Chief Legal
    Officer of the Fund is responsible for reviewing properly
    submitted Stockholder communications. The Chief Legal Officer
    shall either (i)&#160;provide a copy of each properly submitted
    Stockholder communication to the Board at its next regularly
    scheduled board meeting or (ii)&#160;if the Chief Legal Officer
    determines that the communication requires more immediate
    attention, forward the communication to the Directors promptly
    after receipt. The Chief Legal Officer may, in good faith,
    determine that a Stockholder communication should not be
    provided to the Board because it does not reasonably relate to
    the Fund or its operations, management, activities, policies,
    service providers, Board, officers, Stockholders or other
    matters relating to an investment in the Fund or is otherwise
    ministerial in nature. These procedures shall not apply to
    (i)&#160;any communication from an officer or Director of the
    Fund, (ii)&#160;any communication from an employee or agent of
    the Fund, unless such communication is made solely in such
    employee&#146;s or agent&#146;s capacity as a Stockholder of the
    Fund, or (iii)&#160;any Stockholder proposal submitted pursuant
    to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-8</FONT>
    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
    communication made in connection with such a proposal.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Directors are not required to attend the
    Fund&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders or to otherwise make
    themselves available to Stockholders for communications, other
    than by the aforementioned procedures. The only Director to
    attend the Fund&#146;s April&#160;28, 2006 Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders was Prakash A. Melwani.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Expenses
    of Proxy Solicitation</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The costs of preparing, printing, assembling and mailing
    material in connection with this solicitation of proxies will be
    borne by the Fund, even if the proposal is not successful, as
    will all of the other costs in connection with the Meeting.
    <B>Proxies may also be solicited personally by Directors and
    officers of the Fund and by regular employees of The Blackstone
    Group, its respective affiliates or other representatives of the
    Fund, and may be accomplished by telephone in addition to the
    use of mails.</B>&#160;&#160;Brokerage houses, banks and other
    fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation
    material to their principals to obtain authorization for the
    execution of proxies, and they will be reimbursed by the Fund
    for
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT>
    expenses incurred in this connection.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Please
    vote promptly by signing and dating the enclosed proxy card and
    returning it in<BR>
    the accompanying postage-paid return envelope or by following
    the instructions<BR>
    on the enclosed proxy card for voting by telephone or over the
    Internet.</FONT></B>
</DIV>



<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    March 20, 2007
</DIV>


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    <BR>
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<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Exhibit&#160;A</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">The
    India Fund, Inc.<BR>
    The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Nominating Committee
    Charter</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Organization</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Nominating Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of each of
    The India Fund, Inc. and The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. (each, a
    &#147;Fund&#148;) shall be composed solely of Directors who are
    not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund as defined in
    Section&#160;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
    amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), and who are
    &#147;independent&#148; as defined in the New York Stock
    Exchange listing standards. The Board of Directors of the Fund
    (the &#147;Board&#148;) shall nominate the members of the
    Committee and shall designate the Chairman of the Committee. The
    Chairman shall preside at each meeting of the Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Responsibilities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Committee shall select and nominate persons for election as
    Directors of the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Identification
    and Evaluation of Potential Nominees</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In identifying and evaluating a person as a potential nominee to
    serve as a Director of the Fund, the Committee should consider
    among other factors it may deem relevant:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether or not the person is an &#147;interested person&#148; as
    defined in the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise
    qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a
    Director or Independent Director of the Fund;
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether or not the person has any relationships that might
    impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial
    or family relationships with Fund management, the investment
    manager of the Fund, Fund service providers or their affiliates;
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise
    affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or
    their related mutual fund complexes;
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and
    able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the
    duties of a Director of the Fund;
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the contribution which the person can make to the Board and the
    Fund, with consideration being given to the person&#146;s
    business and professional experience, education and such other
    factors as the Committee may consider relevant;
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the character and integrity of the person;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    whether or not the selection and nomination of the person would
    be consistent with the requirements of the Fund&#146;s
    retirement policies.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    While the Committee is solely responsible for the selection and
    nomination of the Fund&#146;s Directors, the Committee shall
    accept nominations for the office of Director made by
    Fund&#160;Stockholders as it deems appropriate. Stockholders who
    wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to the
    Secretary of the Fund which include biographical information and
    set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Quorum</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a
    quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a
    majority of the members of the Committee present at any meeting
    at which there is quorum shall be the act of the Committee.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    A-1
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Nomination
    of Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    After a determination by the Committee that a person should be
    selected and nominated as a Director of the Fund, the Committee
    shall present its recommendation to the full Board for its
    consideration.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Meetings</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Committee may meet either on its own or in conjunction with
    meetings of the Board. Meetings of the Committee may be held in
    person, video conference or by conference telephone. The
    Committee may take action by unanimous written consent in lieu
    of a meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Adopted: December&#160;18, 2003
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    A-2
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">TO VOTE BY MAIL,
    PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">THE INDIA FUND,
    INC.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">ANNUAL MEETING OF
    STOCKHOLDERS&#160;&#151; APRIL&#160;19, 2007<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">THIS PROXY IS
    SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 24pt">P<BR>
    R<BR>
    O<BR>
    X<BR>
    Y</FONT></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<FONT style="font-size: 10pt">The undersigned hereby appoints Robert L. Friedman, Joshua B. Rovine and Barbara Pires, and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held on Thursday, April&#160;19, 2007, at 11:00&#160;a.m., New York time, at the offices
of Simpson Thacher&#160;&#38; Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, in Conference Room J on the 30th&#160;Floor, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, upon the matters set forth in the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement dated March&#160;20, 2007 and upon all other matters properly coming before said Meeting.<BR><BR>Please indicate your vote by an &#147;X&#148;
 in the appropriate box on the reverse side. This Proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the Stockholder. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR. Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a description of the nominees.</FONT>
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    </FONT>
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    REVERSE SIDE</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt"> Continued and to be signed and
    dated, see the reverse side.
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    <FONT style="'Times New Roman', Times; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding-top: 3pt; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding-right: 3pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 3pt; border-left: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 3pt"><B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">SEE
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">THERE ARE THREE
    WAYS TO VOTE YOUR PROXY</FONT></B>
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    <B>TELEPHONE VOTING</B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>INTERNET VOTING</B>
</TD>
<TD>
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    <B>VOTING BY MAIL</B>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">This method of voting is available
    for residents of the U.S. and Canada. On a touch tone telephone,
    call <B><I>TOLL FREE 1-877-816-0834</I></B><I>, </I>24 hours a
    day, 7&#160;days a week. Have this proxy card ready, then follow
    the prerecorded instructions. Your vote will be confirmed and
    cast as you have directed. Available 24&#160;hours a day,
    7&#160;days a week until 5:00&#160;p.m. New York Time on
    April&#160;18, 2007.
    </FONT>
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</TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Visit the Internet voting Web site
    at <B>http://proxy.georgeson .com.</B> Have this proxy card
    ready and follow the instructions on your screen. You will incur
    only your usual Internet charges. Available 24&#160;hours a day,
    7&#160;days a week until 5:00&#160;p.m. New York Time on
    April&#160;18, 2007.
    </FONT>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Simply sign and date your proxy
    card and return it in the postage-paid envelope to Georgeson
    Inc., Wall Street Station, P.O. Box&#160;1100, New York, NY
    10269-0646. If you are voting by telephone or the Internet,
    please do not mail your proxy card.
    </FONT>
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    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">TO VOTE BY MAIL,
    PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
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    <FONT style="font-size: 42pt"><FONT face="wingdings">x</FONT>
    </FONT>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Please mark<BR>
    votes as in<BR>
    this example.<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE
    &#147;FOR&#148; ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.</B>
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<FONT style="font-size: 9pt">1.&#160;To elect two Class&#160;III Directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of  Stockholders or thereafter until his successor is elected and qualified, to the Board of Directors<BR><BR>(01) J. Marc Hardy<BR>(02) Prakash A. Melwani</FONT>
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    <BR>
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 6pt">FOR ALL<BR>
    NOMINEES<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 24pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 6pt">WITHHOLD<BR>
    AUTHORITY TO VOTE<BR>
    FOR ALL NOMINEES<BR>
    </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 24pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT></FONT></B>
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&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">(Instruction: to withhold authority
    to vote for any individual<BR>
    nominee, write that nominee&#146;s name in the space provided
    above.)<BR>
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">2.&#160;The persons named as
    proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other
    business as may properly come before the Meeting.<BR>
    </FONT>
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<TR valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
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<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">Please mark the box at right if you
    plan to attend the Meeting.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">(Please bring valid identification.)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 24pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">Change of address
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    comments appear on reverse.
    </FONT>
</DIV>

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    <FONT style="font-size: 24pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">Date
    <FONT style="word-spacing: 100pt; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 1pt"><U>_
    _</U></FONT><!-- callerid=128 iwidth=240 length=0 -->&#160;,
    2007
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">(Signature)
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">(Signature)
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">(Title)
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 7pt">Note: Please sign exactly as your
    name appears on this Proxy. If joint owners, EITHER may sign
    this Proxy. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
    trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full
    title.
    </FONT>
</DIV>


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    <B>PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY PROMPTLY USING THE
    ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</B>
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