Exhibit 23.1


[DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LETTERHEAD]                  DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
                                                       Chartered Accountants
                                                       12, Dr. Annie Besant Road
                                                       Opp. Shiv Sagar Estate
                                                       Worli, Mumbai 400 018
                                                       India.

                                                       Tel.: +91 (22) 6667 9000
                                                       Fax:  +91 (22) 6667 9100


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form F-1/A of our report
dated September 9, 2006 (November 20th as to the convenience translation of
Indian Rupee amounts into United States dollar amounts, paragraphs (b), (c) and
(d) of Note 28 and the effects of discontinued operations as discussed in Note
1) relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited and Subsidiaries appearing in
the prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and
the related financial statement schedule and includes an explanatory paragraph
referring to the convenience translation of the Indian Rupee amounts into
United States dollar amounts). We also consent to the reference to us under the
headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Information" and "Experts" in such
prospectus.



/s/ DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS

DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

November 20, 2006