While playing college baseball for the Florida Gators, India was named an All-American in 2018, and won the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 2018.

[5] As a sophomore in 2017, he hit .274/.354/.429 with six home runs and 34 RBI and was a member of Florida's 2017 College World Series winning team.

[10] India was considered one of the top prospects for the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,[11][12] and was selected fifth overall by the Cincinnati Reds.

On July 30, India was promoted to the Single–A Midwest League Dayton Dragons[17] and ended the season there, batting .229 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 27 games.

[20] On July 22, the Reds promoted India to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double–A Southern League after batting .256 with 8 home runs and 30 RBI in 87 games with Daytona.

On April 1, India was formally selected to the 40-man roster,[25] and made his major league debut as the Opening Day starting second baseman.

After striking out in his first at–bat, India got his first major league hit in his second, a double down the left field line off of St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, and also collected a single off of Ryan Helsley in at bat number three.

[34] India won the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award for the National League, becoming the first Red to earn it since Scott Williamson in 1999.

[35] Further, he was nearly the unanimous winner from the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) of the Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award.

[41] On August 13, against the Chicago Cubs during the Field of Dreams Game, India was hit by a pitch in his calf, which later caused him to be airlifted to a local hospital due to compartment syndrome.

Medical staff told India that if his injury had gone untreated for much longer, he potentially could have lost at least partial use of his calf muscle forever.

[47] On November 22, 2024, the Reds traded India and Joey Wiemer to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Brady Singer.