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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-100348
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111123
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20111125

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08266
		FILM NUMBER:		111226191

	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: 7pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;)</B>
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Filed by the Registrant<br><BR style="font-size: 3pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Filed by a Party other than the Registrant
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Preliminary Proxy Statement</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Definitive Proxy Statement</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> Definitive Additional Materials</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-11(c) or Rule&nbsp;14a-12
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The India Fund, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</I></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Payment of Filing Fee (check the appropriate box):</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> No fee required.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 <BR>(set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and
state how it is<BR> determined): <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
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    <TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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    <TD>Total fee paid: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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    <TD>Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;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>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><I>Reminder Notice</I>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B><I>THE INDIA FUND, INC.</I></B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B><I>PLEASE VOTE NOW</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We are sending you this notice because we have not yet received your vote. The Special Meeting of
Shareholders of The India Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) has been adjourned in order to solicit additional
votes with respect to the proposal to approve a new management agreement (the &#147;New Advisory
Agreement&#148;) with Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (&#147;Aberdeen Asia&#148;), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (&#147;Aberdeen PLC&#148;, and together with its affiliates and
Aberdeen Asia, &#147;Aberdeen&#148;). The Meeting has been adjourned to 10:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Time on December
12, 2011 at the offices of Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, 30th Floor, New
York, New York.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>VOTING NOW WILL SAVE ADDITIONAL PROXY COSTS AND ELIMINATE PHONE CALLS TO YOU.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Board of Directors of the Fund recommends that you vote FOR the proposal described in this
Notice and in the Proxy Materials. Aberdeen is a global business with 30 offices in 23 countries.
Aberdeen Asia has extensive experience in managing Asian equities in both regional and single
country mandates. Moreover, closed-end funds have formed part of Aberdeen&#146;s business since Aberdeen
PLC&#146;s inception and remain an important element of the firm&#146;s client base in the U.S. and globally.
For more information about Aberdeen Asia, please review the Joint Proxy Statement dated October&nbsp;6,
2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">When
selecting a new advisor, your Board considered numerous factors outlined on pages 15 &#150; 17 of
the Joint Proxy Statement, including, among others,:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the reputation, financial strength and resources of Aberdeen, including the
qualifications and experience of portfolio management personnel of Aberdeen Asia who would
be responsible for managing the Fund&#146;s investments, including the Fund&#146;s illiquid
investments, and Aberdeen Asia&#146;s team-based investment philosophy and process;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>that Aberdeen Asia has investment performance records that outperform relevant benchmark
indexes, as discussed in the Joint Proxy Statement; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>that total fund expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage fees, short sale dividend
and interest expenses, and non-routine expenses) will be capped for three years at 1.15% of
the Fund&#146;s average weekly managed assets on an annualized basis.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>It is important that you vote.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">You can cast your vote electronically by logging onto the website on your voting instruction form
or by touchtone phone by calling the toll free number on your voting instruction form and following
the instructions. You can also vote by mail by returning your executed voting instruction form in
the envelope provided.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Remember, your vote counts. Please vote today.</I></B>
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