Prime Minister Wen Jiabao China and Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was among those offering condolences.
The flight from Dubai, exceeded Mangalore airport hilltop runway and crashed into a valley.
Officials said an investigation of the causes of the accident is ongoing.
The plane's "black box" data recorders have not yet been found.
All the passengers on the plane were Indian citizens, with many back from jobs in the Gulf to visit his family.
"Hard to bear '
Mr Gilani, whose country has often strained relationship with his neighbor, was quick to send a message to Delhi.
"On behalf of the Government and people of Pakistan and on my own behalf I wish to convey our deepest condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families," his statement.
Buddhist monks in central India lit candles for the victims crash
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina also sent messages of condolences.
U.S. Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, said that his country was ready to provide assistance.
"It's obviously much harder to bear to know that so many children died," he said.
It was believed to have 20 children on board Air India Express flight.
On behalf of the United Kingdom, secretary William Hague said his thoughts were with the victims and their families.
Throughout India, had offered prayers and the group of persons associated with the Karnataka State where the accident happened, gathered to commemorate the victims.
Buddhist monks in the central city of Bhopal lighted candles on a prayer ceremony for the accident victims.
Good security
Mangalore Airport is located on top of a hill with steep drop at the end of each of the two runways. One of the streets was expanded in 2006 to accommodate larger aircraft as Boeing 737
Analysts said the position of Mangalore's runways a challenge for pilots.
But Secretary of Indian Civil Aviation Ministry, M Madhavan Namibia, told reporters some 32,000 landings had taken place in Mangalore's orbit.
Officials said it was too early to speculate on the causes of the accident.
India's air safety record has been good the last ten years, despite a rapid increase in the number of private airlines and aviation in the country.
The last major incident happened in the city of Patna in July 2000 and killed at least 50 people.
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