Current Affairs - International - Discussion

A study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics revised the migration timeline of the Nicobarese people to the Nicobar Islands. Previous estimates suggested they arrived over 11,000 years ago, but the new study, using advanced DNA analysis, corrected the timeline to approximately 5,000 years ago. The study also revealed that the Nicobarese share genetic links with the Htin Mal community of Southeast Asia, supporting the theory that their ancestors migrated from Southeast Asia rather than South Asia.