And so, in 1906, India’s British rulers introduced what is now known as Indian Standard Time. In 2015, North Korea set its own time zone in order to be different from South Korea.

India’s colonial-era time zone decision making, however, reflected a chorus of political, scientific and commercial voices both from within the government and outside of it, Gordon says.

Check the current time in India Standard Time (IST). Convert or compare IST (India Standard Time) with other cities and time zones using the time converter below.

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