Is India always 5.5 hours ahead of London?

No. When the UK is on BST (Summer), India is 4.5 hours ahead. During GMT (Winter), India is 5.5 hours ahead.

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India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30. In FY 2026-27, IST remains 9.5 hours ahead of EST and 12.5 hours ahead of PST during US Standard Time. India does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST).

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