Hi @Paul Heinisch ,
maybe it's helpful to run some tests and verify the numbers, This should help to find the answer.
https://www.azurespeed.com/Azure/Latency
Open the website in a browser on a machine in India and check the latency with the Azure West Coast.
It's possible to check the up- and download performance with this website as well.
Depending on your requirements these numbers might help to make a decision.
Just an example:
The VM is running in Azure region North-Europe
----------
(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)
Regards
Andreas Baumgarten