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you're not typical in most of india, but you would probably go unnoticed in kashmir, himachal. Punjab as well among certain castes (mostly khatri imo maybe jatt as well). I think you still look like a pashtun though that can pass in afghanistan or NW pakistan.
Classifyand/or pass this indian youtuber. Here's a video from his channel form his trip to Iran.
His background is marathi (maharashtra) brahmin in central india.
He looks south asian to me, just lighter skinned. He's mostly bangladeshi with one paternal grandparent rom uttar pradesh in india. Here's his mom
https://www.if.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IF_Blog-Rakib-with-his-mother-Nasrin.jpg
to answer the question, no i dont think he looks like you tbh.
idk why i could see him sort of as a punjabi too though. like a khatri or something. regions outside the northwest i dont see him passing, but i could see him passing best in pashtun areas, but also somewhat uncommon but still passeable in punjab and surrounding areas.
you could pass in south asia imo. mostly in pak kpk regipn (pak pashtun area), but i wouldnt be too shocked with you passing in punjab/NW south asia or himalayan region/nepal either. you dont give any other region vibes though in south asia
its usually kashmiris themselves that say this. that they're related to persians, pashtuns, etc. other south asians dont say this and neither do we attempt to pass as west asians nor try to pass kashmiris as west asian. They do look quite different though from most subcontinental people, but yes...
you can pass among them easily. I thought it was already established that NW asia and balkan region has similar looking folks with a lot of overlap. Tbh I see kurds overlapping with these folks moreso than with southern euros actually.