India's end-Dec external debt at $461.9 bn

Short-term debt falls 6.7% to $85.6 billion

External debt stood at $461.9 billion as of end-December, up 3.5% 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% as of end-December, compared with 23.7% as of end-March 2014.

The country's short-term debt fell 6.7% from March-end 2014 to $85.6 billion as of December-end, while long-term debt rose 6.1% to $376.4 billion, the statement from finance ministry said.