In my opinion, the answer is yes. Eurasia, including the Pacific rim, is the suitable destination for the India's energy diplomacy at least during the coming decades.
There's about to be a direct connection. India has been approved, jointly with Pakistan, to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a full-fledged Member State next year.
It already is. India is already involved in TAPI natural gas pipeline and is courting several central Asian republics for energy agreements. India has also invested in Russian oil companies.