The answer was
> There's not a lot of connectivity between Europe and SE Asia the "short" way. This is not Google-specific, compare cables across Atlantic and Pacific vs. across the Indian Ocean at https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
The answer was
> There's not a lot of connectivity between Europe and SE Asia the "short" way. This is not Google-specific, compare cables across Atlantic and Pacific vs. across the Indian Ocean at https://www.submarinecablemap.com/