Agreed; you can file jointly with your irrespective of your spouse's physical location; she could be on Mars for all the IRS cares.
However, she must sign BOTH the tax return and the Form W-7, so you may want to wait until she gets her in March before you file. It would definitely be easier than mailing the paperwork to her in India for her signature, since mailing time often exceeds TWO weeks. Note that a tax return is a LEGAL document which MUST have original signatures from the taxpayers; faxed/scanned signature WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED by the IRS.
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