NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's total external debt stood at $455.9 billion at the end of September, up $13.7 billion or 3.1 percent from the end of March, the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The rise in external debt during the period was mainly due to an increase in commercial borrowings and deposits mobilised from non-resident Indians, the ministry said in a statement.
The share of India's short-term debt in the total external debt was at $86.4 billion or 18.9 percent as of end-September, the statement added.
(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Sunil Nair)