The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN; the “Fund”) announced today that Robert L. Friedman has been appointed by the Fund’s Board of Directors to serve as a Class I director of the Fund effective January 7, 2009, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Peter G. Peterson, who retired as Senior Chairman of The Blackstone Group L.P. on December 31, 2008. Mr. Friedman is currently Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of the Fund and a Senior Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of The Blackstone Group L.P.

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 “IFN.”

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.

Information on the Fund can be obtained on the Blackstone website (www.blackstone.com) or by calling the Fund’s toll-free phone number at 1-866-800-8933.

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 “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements are based on the Fund’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’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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