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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-084752
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110914
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110915
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110915

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08266
		FILM NUMBER:		111093074

	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: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The India Fund, Inc.</B>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#Y92667001">Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#Y92667002"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On September&nbsp;14, 2011 The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN) (the &#147;Fund&#148;) announced that the Fund&#146;s
Board of Directors has approved a new management agreement with Aberdeen Asset Management Asia
Limited (&#147;Aberdeen Asia&#148;), subject to approval by the Fund&#146;s stockholders. The transfer of
management from Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. is in connection with The Blackstone Group&#146;s exit
from the business of managing publicly listed closed-end investment companies focused on Asian
equity markets. If the Fund&#146;s stockholders approve the new management agreement, Aberdeen Asia,
based in Singapore and a subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, will be the Fund&#146;s investment
manager and will assume responsibility for the design and implementation of the Fund&#146;s investment
program. The advisory fee rates under the new management agreement will be the same as the rates
under the current agreement. Stockholders of the Fund will be asked to consider the new management
agreement at a Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders currently scheduled to be held on November&nbsp;16,
2011. Aberdeen Asia is expected to become the Fund&#146;s investment manager shortly after stockholder
approval of the new management agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 is a copy of the press release. The press release is being furnished
pursuant to Item&nbsp;7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the information contained
in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities
under Section&nbsp;18. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 shall not be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Fund under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
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    <TD> The India Fund, Inc. press release, dated September&nbsp;14, 2011.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Date:  September 15, 2011&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">The India Fund, Inc.<BR>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Prakash A. Melwani
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The India Fund, Inc. Announces New Management Agreement</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>NEW YORK, September&nbsp;14, 2011 &#151; </I>The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IFN; the &#147;Fund&#148;) announced today that its
Board of Directors has approved a new management agreement with Aberdeen Asset Management Asia
Limited (&#147;Aberdeen Asia&#148;), subject to approval by the Fund&#146;s stockholders. The transfer of
management from Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. (&#147;BAA&#148;) is in connection with The Blackstone
Group&#146;s exit from the business of managing publicly listed closed-end investment companies focused
on Asian equity markets. If the Fund&#146;s stockholders approve the new management agreement, Aberdeen
Asset Management Asia Limited, based in Singapore and a subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management
PLC, will be the Fund&#146;s investment manager and will assume responsibility for the design and
implementation of the Fund&#146;s investment program. The advisory fee rates under the new management
agreement will be the same as the rates under the current agreement. Aberdeen Asia has agreed to
cap total fund expenses, excluding taxation expenses and extraordinary or non-routine expenses such
as those related to litigation or corporate actions, at 1.15% for three years from the date on
which Aberdeen Asia begins to manage the Fund. Stockholders will be asked to consider the new
management agreement at a Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders currently scheduled to be held on
November&nbsp;16, 2011. Aberdeen Asia is expected to become the Fund&#146;s investment manager shortly after
stockholder approval of the new management agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (together with its subsidiaries, &#147;Aberdeen&#148;) is an independent asset
manager founded in 1983, with $298.3&nbsp;billion in assets under management (&#147;AUM&#148;) as of June&nbsp;30,
2011. Singapore is the regional head office of Aberdeen&#146;s Asian operations which were established
in 1992. Asian equity securities in both regional and single country mandates are core investment
competencies of Aberdeen. Aberdeen manages over $74&nbsp;billion in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan)
equity securities including Indian equity securities. Closed-end management investment companies
have formed part of Aberdeen&#146;s business since its inception and remain an important element of its
client base in the United States and globally. Aberdeen currently manages 30 closed-end management
investment companies with approximately $12&nbsp;billion in AUM as of June&nbsp;30, 2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Fund is a non-diversified, 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">BAA, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P., currently serves as the investment manager to the
Fund.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In connection with the proposal to approve the new management agreement, the Fund intends to file a
definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). Investors and
stockholders are advised to read the proxy statement when it becomes available because it will
contain important information. When filed with the SEC, the proxy statement and other documents
filed by the Fund will be available for free at the SEC&#146;s website, http://www.sec.gov. Copies of
the proxy statement will also be mailed to each stockholder of record as of the record date for the
stockholder meeting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Contact:</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C.<BR>
1-866-800-8933

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><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 funds&#146; 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 SEC.</I>
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