I believe they are in New Dehli, or just outside of it.

It came up in conversation because his company is trying to get everyone back in offices across the globe. Part of his team is in India, and because the women have to end their shift by 7 PM local time while there are still 3 hours left in a work shift that partially overlaps with morning hours in the U.S., he is fighting back on this requirement as he would prefer they continue to work from home. I'm not sure what they did before the pandemic, but it sounds like it's been more productive with that team being remote, at least with the women who aren't forced to stop in the middle of a shift.

You’re correct, should not have generalized like that. Edited my comment to make that distinction.

The article doesn’t mention it, but in many parts of a India there are curfews, often even earlier curfews for women due to how incredibly unsafe some parts are. This could be the reason for a system like that.

Source: my stepbrother runs a division for large international company and they have to have security walk the floor of their office to ensure all women have left by a certain time. They personally escort them to waiting rides.

Edited: To note curfews may only be applicable to certain regions or cities with higher crime rates.

Just finished up book 4 on audio and really enjoying the series. Taking a quick break and listening to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow then going to jump back in.