[Objective] To summarize the experiences from India in desertification control, which could provide references for the related work in China.[Methods] We summarized the progresses in studies on the causes of desertification and its impact, the specific measures and efficiency in India, and then summarized management experiences in the institutions, policies, and technical level.[Results] The experiences to control desertification in India including the following aspects:establishing the effective management organizations which is dominanted by the goveronments, making action plans, participating in international cooperation, reinforcing monitoring, developing controlling technologies, paying attention to the resources management, and improving farming techniques.[Conclusion] The enlightenment of the desertification prevention and control to China is to improve the national organizations, increase the ability to prevent and control, give full play to the leading and supporting role of science and technology, rely on people and serve people.