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IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE INDIA FUND, INC.
November 16, 2011
Dear Shareholders of The India Fund, Inc. (the Fund):
We are writing to seek your assistance in approving a new management agreement (the New
Advisory Agreement) with Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (Aberdeen Asia).
While stockholders of the Fund who have already voted have overwhelmingly supported the
proposal to approve the New Advisory Agreement (the Proposal), the Proposal could not be approved
at the Funds Special Meeting of Stockholders originally scheduled for November 16, 2011 because
the number of shares voted fell short of the required majority of the outstanding shares.
The Funds Special Meeting of Stockholders has been adjourned to allow stockholders additional
time to act. The adjourned meeting will be held on December 12, 2011 at the offices of Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m.
We request your assistance by voting now so that we may hold the meeting and approve the
agreements in a timely fashion. Further solicitations are time consuming and expensive, and
therefore the Funds Board of Directors urges you to vote now, no matter how large or small your
holdings may be. Please sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card TODAY or vote using the
toll-free number on the enclosed proxy card or through the Internet.
As disclosed in the Funds Proxy Statement, your Fund and its investment objective will not
change as a result of the New Advisory Agreement and you will still own the same shares in the same
Fund. The New Advisory Agreement has terms that are similar to the terms of the current advisory
agreement. Certain differences, which generally operate to the benefit of Fund shareholders, will
exist in the New Advisory Agreement between Aberdeen Asia and the Fund. The proposal is
necessitated by the decision of Blackstone Group L.P., the corporate parent of the Funds current
investment manager, Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C., to exit the business of managing publicly
listed closed-end investment companies focused on Asian equity markets.
The Board of Directors of the Fund, including the non-interested Directors, recommends that
you vote FOR the New Advisory Agreement.
Vote now to ensure your vote reaches us by December 12, 2011! We thank you for your continued
trust and support. If you need any assistance, or have any questions regarding the Proposal or how
to vote your shares, please refer to the Funds Proxy Statement or call our proxy solicitor,
Georgeson Inc., at 1 (877) 255-0134.
Sincerely,
Prakash A. Melwani
President and Director
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE ACT TODAY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED
ASSISTANCE IN VOTING YOUR SHARES, PLEASE CALL:
GEORGESON INC. AT (877) 255-0134