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Not to mention they haven't left India at all. They are largest on-demand cab provider there. Last I checked, India was still in South-East Asia.

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India is generally not considered to be in South-East Asia.

I think you are right. I guess my theory was based on some pre-conceived notion that was not entirely accurate. Wikipedia does say:

>The Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India are geographically considered part of Maritime Southeast Asia. Eastern Bangladesh and Northeast India have strong cultural ties with Southeast Asia and sometimes considered both South Asian and Southeast Asian.

India and the surrounding nations make up the Indian subcontinent. The region is generally called South Asia rather than SEA

Sometimes people say Southeast Asia to mean China, Japan, and Korea too, which is... Fun.

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