Jhilli Dalabehera emerged champion in a depleted women's 45kg field at the Asian weightlifting championships in Tashkent on Sunday.
Jhilli, a former World junior bronze medallist, totalled 157kg (snatch 69kg, clean and jerk 88kg) to take the gold medal.
Mary Flor Diaz (60kg, 75kg, 135kg) of the Philippines took the silver.