Bangalore is 13.5 hours ahead of Los Angeles (PST), and 12.5 hours ahead during PDT. Bangalore uses Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) while Los Angeles uses Pacific Time. India doesn't observe DST but California does.
When it's 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it's 10:30 PM in Bangalore (same day). This creates the classic India-US time zone challenge.
Early morning LA or late evening Bangalore! 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM in Los Angeles is 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM in Bangalore. Many IT companies use this overlap window.
Bangalore is India's tech capital with major offices of Google, Microsoft, and many US tech companies. The LA-Bangalore corridor is crucial for tech industry coordination.