India spans nearly 3,000 km east to west — yet it uses one single time zone.
Why?

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Political and administrative simplicity after independence. IST is set at UTC+5:30, dead centre of the country. — Sunrise in Arunachal is at 4 AM; in Gujarat, 7 AM. Assam runs an unofficial 'chai bagan' time an hour ahead. National coherence beat solar accuracy.

India spans nearly 3,000 km east to west — yet it uses one single time zone. Why?