**Exhibit      31.1**

**CERTIFICATIONS      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(A) **

**OF      THE EXCHANGE ACT **

| 1. | I                have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Phoenix India                Acquisition Corp.; |
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| 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report; |
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| 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                report; |
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| 4. | I                am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls                and                procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and                15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined                in                Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant                and have: |
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| 5. | I                disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control                over                financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee                of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the                equivalent functions): |
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| Date:              August 11, 2006 | By:                                                                                                                                            | /s/              Ramesh Akella |
|                               | Ramesh              Akella                                                                                                                               |
|                               | President,                Chief Strategy Officer and Director(Principal                Executive Officer and Principal Financial                Officer) |

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