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One of my best friends is called India-Rose :)

I have a cousin named India, so I think it's usable. I think it's a nice name. Of course, no one of Indian background would use it. But at least it's not as tacky as China or Ireland.

I'm not a huge fan of place names being used on people.

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I know of a subset Taj(m)and India(f). Cheesy, don't you think so?

I like it, and don't think there would be a problem with using it.

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I must confess I like China better, though.

I don't like India.
I don't like indian food, indian as a country, indian people, or India as a name. Did I mention I'm not a big fan of countries as names for human beings?

You're right, India was boring but her name she was pretty! There's also a singer by the name of India.

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I think it's usable but I don't really mind place names. And I know a girl named America and she doesn't go by any nicknames. Most people don't bat an eye but if they do have a reaction, it isn't even a strong one. Germany seems a little weirder... probably because it's not a pretty sound. I've also met a girl named Italie. Bad spelling but Italy would be pretty, too.

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I don't think people in India would care.

Sure, it's usable.
I know an 8-year-old girl named India.

I like India too, but I consider it an unusable GP because like you said, I think it would be weird to name a child the same name as a country. It would seem especially weird considering I have no connection to India. The name is just so darn pretty.

I'm usually not too keen on geography names, India is no exception. But it's prettier and more usable than Australia, Africa etc. I still advise you not to use it, or as a middle name ir you really want to do so.

Better than Slovenia or Chile, but not good enough.

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Shouldn't think the Indian population would mind, though. Their last viceroy named a daughter India, so it's hardly unknown. Of course, he had a reason to do it; it wasn't just a question of liking the sound.

I like it. That's all I have to say.

Sure its pretty, but I don't really care for country names.

I think it's kind of a pretty-sounding name. I have no idea what an actual person from actual India might think, but I am fairly sure that in India people aren't named India. They'd probably roll their eyes and think "Funny Americans/English." But maybe not.