With the huge population they have and the amount of tech savvy work force in India there must have some influence if they are taking bitcoin seriously but what are the contribution at this stage is questionable as they are not having a volatile government and their economic growth is hampered by the decision of demonetization and when that happened people have taken notice of bitcoin and it might be the reason for for delaying the legalization.
Asian countries do have a huge population and it matters if it is an educated crowd.