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EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20090817

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	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:		497
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-159611
		FILM NUMBER:		091018827

	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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">THE INDIA FUND, INC. ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION OF RIGHTS OFFERING
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NEW YORK, August&nbsp;17, 2009&#151;The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN; the &#147;Fund&#148;) announced today the
expiration of its rights offering (the &#147;Offer&#148;). The Offer, which commenced on July&nbsp;20, 2009,
expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern daylight time, on August&nbsp;14, 2009. The Offer entitled stockholders
of record as of July&nbsp;20, 2009 to subscribe for additional shares of the Fund&#146;s common stock.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of August&nbsp;14, 2009, stockholders of record as of July&nbsp;20, 2009 subscribed for 11,614,192
shares of the Fund&#146;s common stock, including pursuant to the over-subscription privilege. To the
extent that there are not sufficient shares to honor all over-subscription requests, the available
shares will be allocated pro rata among those who over-subscribed based on the number of rights
originally issued to them by the Fund. In accordance with the terms of the Offer, the subscription
price of $26.42 represents 95% of the net asset value per share as of the close of business on the
expiration date of the Offer.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund is a closed-end management investment company that seeks long-term capital
appreciation by investing primarily in Indian equity securities. The Fund conducts semi-annual
repurchase offers and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol &#147;IFN.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. serves as the Investment Manager to the Fund. The Investment
Manager is an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, L.P.
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Contact:</TD>
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    <TD>Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.<br>
1-866-800-8933</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>This press release may contain statements regarding plans and expectations for the future that
constitute forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking and can be identified
by the use of words such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148;
&#147;continue&#148; or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements are based on the Fund&#146;s current
plans and expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional
information concerning such risks and uncertainties are contained in the Fund&#146;s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.</I>
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