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India, has in many countries has had invasions, migrations and complex links with its neighbors for thousands of years. The phenotype of skin pigmentation is not an objective indicator of genetics alone. What is known is that much of India and Pakistan have the genetic marker R1a1 haplogroup. This genetic marker is specific to Southern and Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Iran in significant numbers Furthermore Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi (among others that are in and have influenced the Indian subcontinent) are Indo-European languages. The use of the R1a1 genetic tracer, European & Caucasian phenotypes, and the language similarities between the Indic to Slavic and Germanic Indo-European languages are strong evidence of possible migrations and settlement into North and Northwestern India by European and or Caucasian tribes.

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Q: Who are the pale skinned ancestors of many northern Indian?
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