| Noc: | IND |
| Nocname: | Indian Olympic Association |
| Games: | South Asian Games |
| Rank: | 1 |
| Gold: | 1263 |
| Silver: | 736 |
| Bronze: | 379 |
| App Begin Year: | 1984 |
India has participated in every edition of the South Asian Games. The country has been the best performer and the table topper back-to-back at every single Games.[1]
India has hosted the South Asian Games three times. The 1987 edition in Calcutta was the first time the nation hosted the Games.[2] The next hosted SAG was the 1995 edition hosted in Madras. This was followed by the 2016 edition in Guwahati and Shillong.[3]
| 1984 Kathmandu | Nepal | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 88 | |
| 1985 Dhaka | Bangladesh | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 61 | 32 | 14 | 107 | |
| 1987 Calcutta | India | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 91 | 45 | 19 | 155 | |
| 1989 Islamabad | Pakistan | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 61 | 43 | 20 | 124 | |
| 1991 Colombo | Sri Lanka | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 64 | 59 | 41 | 164 | |
| 1993 Dhaka | Bangladesh | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 137 | |
| 1995 Madras | India | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 106 | 60 | 19 | 185 | |
| 1999 Kathmandu | Nepal | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 102 | 58 | 37 | 197 | |
| 2004 Islamabad | Pakistan | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 103 | 57 | 32 | 192 | |
| 2006 Colombo | Sri Lanka | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 118 | 69 | 47 | 234 | |
| 2010 Dhaka | Bangladesh | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 90 | 55 | 30 | 175 | |
| 2016 Guwahati–Shillong | India | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 188 | 92 | 28 | 308 | |
| 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara | Nepal | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 175 | 92 | 45 | 312 | |
| 2025 Lahore | Pakistan | Upcoming event | ||||||
| Total | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 1263 | 736 | 379 | 2378 | ||