EX-99.12(B) 3 d549433dex9912b.htm CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B)

Certifications pursuant to rule 30a-2(b)

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley

Act

Alan Goodson, Principal Executive Officer, and Andrea Melia, Principal Financial Officer, of The India Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Registrant”), each certify that:

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2013 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER				PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
The India Fund, Inc.				The India Fund, Inc.
/s/ Alan Goodson				/s/ Andrea Melia
Alan Goodson				Andrea Melia
Date: August 26, 2013				Date: August 26, 2013

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.