The India Fund, Inc. Appointment of Directors

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The India Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: IFN) announced the appointment of Martin Gilbert and Hugh Young as Directors of the Fund, effective January 11, 2012.  Messrs. Gilbert and Young are representatives of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited ("AAMAL"), the Fund's investment adviser, and are "interested persons" of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. The new appointments follow the transfer of investment management services from Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. ("BAA"), the Fund's previous investment manager, to AAMAL, and the resulting resignations from the Board of Prakash A. Melwani and Robert L. Friedman, who were interested Directors and affiliates of BAA.

The India Fund, Inc. 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".

Information on the Fund can be obtained on the Fund's website at www.aberdeenifn.com or by calling the Fund's toll-free phone number at 1-866-839-5205.

Important Information

Closed-end funds have a one-time initial public offering and then are subsequently traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the net asset value (NAV) of the fund's portfolio. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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SOURCE The India Fund, Inc.