UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-08266 --------------------------- The India Fund, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-667-4939 ------------- Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2004 ------------------ Date of reporting period: September 30, 2004 ------------------- Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. The Schedule of Investments is attached herewith. THE INDIA FUND, INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS INDIA (100% OF HOLDINGS) NUMBER PERCENT OF OF SHARES SECURITY HOLDINGS COST VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMON STOCKS (100.00% of holdings) CEMENT 1.27% 633,324 Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd $ 4,212,970 $ 4,648,047 337,424 Ultratech Cemco Ltd 1,842,898 1,948,624 --------------- --------------- 6,055,868 6,596,671 --------------- --------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE 0.47% 123,050 HCL Infosystems Ltd 1,578,011 1,658,500 214,150 NIIT Technologies 557,066 774,897 --------------- --------------- 2,135,077 2,433,397 --------------- --------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE & PROGRAMMING 17.70% 187,731 Geodesic Information Systems Ltd 756,841 1,848,334 1,560,478 Infosys Technologies Ltd 15,832,700 57,507,007 237,332 KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd 1,635,508 2,366,871 143,502 Mphasis BFL Ltd 644,316 928,863 143,300 Pantni Computer Systems Ltd 1,016,589 1,036,589 2,261,929 Satyam Computer Services Ltd 7,665,997 18,557,652 771,650 Wipro Ltd 8,055,046 10,007,965 --------------- --------------- 35,606,997 92,253,281 --------------- --------------- COMPUTER TRAINING 0.16% 248,100 NIIT Ltd 819,788 840,843 --------------- --------------- 819,788 840,843 --------------- --------------- CONSULTING SERVICES 0.68% 159,594 Tata Consultancy Services 3,106,121 3,563,456 --------------- --------------- 3,106,121 3,563,456 --------------- --------------- CONSUMER NON-DURABLES 6.40% 4,335,601 Hindustan Lever Ltd 17,406,200 11,823,938 871,045 ITC Ltd 14,385,730 21,547,002 --------------- --------------- 31,791,930 33,370,940 --------------- --------------- DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES 13.92% 569,632 Grasim Industries Ltd 4,923,337 14,212,937 124,500 Nav Bharat Ferro Alloys Ltd 776,531 839,022 5,103,793 Reliance Industries Ltd 31,140,733 57,495,338 --------------- --------------- 36,840,601 72,547,297 --------------- --------------- ELECTRICITY 0.41% 311,500 Tata Power Company Ltd 1,839,705 2,124,633 --------------- --------------- 1,839,705 2,124,633 --------------- --------------- 1 THE INDIA FUND, INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) NUMBER PERCENT OF OF SHARES SECURITY HOLDINGS COST VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMON STOCKS (continued) ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 4.67% 206,800 Bharat Electronics Ltd $ 1,333,706 $ 2,432,597 1,388,018 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd 4,531,121 17,318,542 614,892 Jyoti Structures Ltd 878,824 1,382,839 94,849 Siemens India Ltd 1,061,014 2,325,863 70,500 Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd 963,093 900,867 --------------- --------------- 8,767,758 24,360,708 --------------- --------------- ENGINEERING 4.62% 284,513 ABB Ltd 2,794,904 4,644,984 201,529 Gammon India Ltd 2,015,678 2,212,438 98,700 Hindustan Construction CO 421,167 432,349 981,502 Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. 2,230,050 3,228,288 450,436 Larsen & Toubro Ltd 4,328,678 8,367,828 565,358 Thermax India Ltd 1,934,139 5,203,137 --------------- --------------- 13,724,616 24,089,024 --------------- --------------- EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES 5.88% 455,805 Hindalco Industries Ltd 7,678,983 13,355,086 1,063,291 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd 15,480,312 17,302,750 --------------- --------------- 23,159,295 30,657,836 --------------- --------------- FERTILIZERS 0.14% 331,560 Indo Gulf Fertilisers Ltd 224,574 736,640 --------------- --------------- 224,574 736,640 --------------- --------------- FINANCE 14.96% 9,653,000 Centurion Bank Ltd 849,715 1,741,737 667,985 Corporation Bank 3,067,368 4,065,996 1,790,708 HDFC Bank Ltd 8,982,164 15,682,320 1,635,240 Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd 12,319,009 21,702,479 1,839,279 ICICI Bank Ltd 5,090,329 11,437,516 258,946 Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd 1,569,760 1,486,688 189,782 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd 836,775 752,114 291,196 Oriental Bank of Commerce 1,320,239 1,528,779 1,759,133 State Bank of India 7,688,997 17,904,915 45,550 State Bank of India GDR 525,435 1,131,917 521,650 Vijaya Bank 677,937 521,650 --------------- --------------- 42,927,728 77,956,111 --------------- --------------- FOOD 0.16% 1,294,500 Sakthi Sugars Ltd 1,321,790 840,018 --------------- --------------- 1,321,790 840,018 --------------- --------------- HOTELS & LEISURE 0.29% 950,157 Hotel Leelaventure Ltd 872,528 1,489,268 --------------- --------------- 872,528 1,489,268 --------------- --------------- 2 THE INDIA FUND, INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) NUMBER PERCENT OF OF SHARES SECURITY HOLDINGS COST VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMON STOCKS (continued) HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES 0.35% 558,151 Voltas Ltd $ 1,485,736 $ 1,848,572 --------------- --------------- 1,485,736 1,848,572 --------------- --------------- MEDIA 0.57% 523,600 Balaji Telefilms Ltd 1,168,345 1,087,608 749,500 Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd 1,870,991 1,238,304 250,000 Vans Information Ltd 573,394 11,957 185,400 Zee Telefilms Ltd 590,876 612,828 --------------- --------------- 4,203,606 2,950,697 --------------- --------------- PETROLEUM RELATED 5.50% 98,103 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd 663,945 754,967 1,028,000 Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd 1,471,364 1,682,791 21,151 Finolex Industries Ltd 29,555 30,370 938,278 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd 4,805,757 6,450,661 1,446,890 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd 6,541,945 13,797,355 760,600 Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd 3,068,660 3,425,180 80,800 Niko Resources Ltd ADR 1,314,053 2,545,523 --------------- --------------- 17,895,279 28,686,847 --------------- --------------- PHARMACEUTICALS 7.33% 147,142 Biocon Ltd 1,562,716 1,744,113 118,719 Dishman Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 1,270,102 1,351,719 189,908 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd 2,934,590 3,042,037 106,435 Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd 670,717 1,559,041 180,927 Lupin Ltd 2,574,919 2,872,609 209,188 Matrix Laboratories 3,762,057 7,393,432 517,113 Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd 9,694,608 12,260,637 506,900 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 1,681,153 4,738,413 415,800 Wockhardt Ltd 1,850,926 3,210,699 --------------- --------------- 26,001,788 38,172,700 --------------- --------------- RETAIL STORES 0.30% 397,400 SB&T International Ltd 606,887 615,538 132,757 Trent Ltd 467,324 949,501 --------------- --------------- 1,074,211 1,565,039 --------------- --------------- SHIPPING 0.18% 100,200 Dredging Corporation of India 945,614 923,583 --------------- --------------- 945,614 923,583 --------------- --------------- STEEL 1.94% 939,440 Kalyani Steels Ltd 1,256,297 1,310,111 154,700 Maharashtra Seamless 761,283 742,728 1,281,191 Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd 3,578,228 8,047,829 --------------- --------------- 5,595,808 10,100,668 --------------- --------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4.29% 6,160,315 Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd 15,206,512 19,565,696 3 THE INDIA FUND, INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) NUMBER PERCENT OF OF SHARES SECURITY HOLDINGS COST VALUE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMON STOCKS (continued) TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CONTINUED) 902,354 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd $ 2,462,430 $ 2,770,815 --------------- --------------- 17,668,942 22,336,511 --------------- --------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 0.00% 1 Shyam Telecom Ltd 14 1 --------------- --------------- 14 1 --------------- --------------- TEXTILES-COTTON 0.74% 410,585 Mahavir Spinning Mills Ltd 1,659,898 1,882,889 171,326 Sintex Industries Ltd 501,563 782,140 549,567 Welspun India Ltd 1,221,821 1,170,817 --------------- --------------- 3,383,282 3,835,846 --------------- --------------- TRANSPORTATION 1.52% 498,051 Container Corporation of India Ltd 2,780,155 7,914,680 --------------- --------------- 2,780,155 7,914,680 --------------- --------------- VEHICLE COMPONENTS 0.83% 286,100 Amtek Auto Ltd 3,113,580 3,839,960 255,870 Omax Autos Ltd 390,152 478,087 --------------- --------------- 3,503,732 4,318,047 --------------- --------------- VEHICLES 4.72% 5,630,689 Ashok Leyland 1,153,273 2,288,997 798,887 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 4,859,151 7,778,728 555,435 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,544,461 5,169,168 57,000 Tata Motors Limited (ADR) 501,600 511,290 55,200 Tata Motors Limited (GDR) 499,560 489,900 954,325 Tata Motors Ltd 6,906,305 8,367,978 --------------- --------------- 19,464,350 24,606,061 --------------- --------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 313,196,893 521,119,375 --------------- --------------- PREFERRED STOCK (0.00% of holdings) ENGINEERING 0.00% 1,248,400 Thermax India Ltd Preference Shares 0 25,104 --------------- --------------- 0 25,104 --------------- --------------- TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK 0 25,104 --------------- --------------- TOTAL INDIA 313,196,893 521,144,479 --------------- --------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.00% $ 313,196,893 $ 521,144,479 =============== ===============----------------- FOOTNOTES AND ABBREVIATIONS ADR - American Depository Receipts GDR - Global Depository Receipts 4 THE INDIA FUND, INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED) SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) ----------------- Non income producing. * At fair value as determined under the supervision of the Board of Directors. 5 ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) The India Fund, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bryan McKigney ----------------------------------------------------- Bryan McKigney, Director, President & Chairman (principal executive officer) Date November 14, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bryan McKigney ----------------------------------------------------- Bryan McKigney, Director, President & Chairman (principal executive officer) Date November 14, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Alan Kaye ----------------------------------------------------- Alan Kaye, Treasurer (principal financial officer) Date November 14, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.