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I agree it's not the way to go to wedge a vaccine supply problem into that narrative.
If India is short if vaccines for local use we are back to the world wide issue around sharing...
Though perhaps their older age / vulnerable groups are not mostly vaccinated yet? Then I'd say it's really a reason of health needs.
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I'm not sure I understand the point of your question.
If the Indian government has made the decision (which isn't entirely clear at the moment), then it was a political decision made to use the doses for their domestic population. You could also call it a public health decision, I suppose.
The difference with the EU (or UVDL) at this point is that these (potential) decisions are being framed within the context of international politics, not national (or EU) need. Questions are being framed in terms around national "fairness" or access to "our vaccines". They are Othering another/other states in the decision making process. It's petty and gross (imho).