From the U.S. timezone is a big concern.

When I meet with people in India it is always around 8am or 8pm, it is kinda fun the first few times but it gets old fast.

There are many people in CONUS, Canada and South America who are easy to work with in terms of timezone. Particularly there are many people who can do data science and other fancy work in Argentina, I have even had good experiences with freshers from Brazil and Colombia.