India's external debt stood at $461.9 billion as of end-December, up 3.5 per cent from end-March 2014, the government said in a release on Tuesday.
India's external debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio stood at 23.2 per cent as of end-December, compared with 23.7 per cent as of end-March 2014.
The country's short-term debt fell 6.7 per cent from March-end 2014 to $85.6 billion as of December-end, while long-term debt rose 6.1 per cent to $376.4 billion, the statement from Finance ministry said.