Do South Indian Christians and Muslims have Middle Eastern Ancestry? Syriac Christians of Kerala

Do South Indian Christians and Muslims have Middle Eastern ancestry? Politics and society in South India and Sri Lanka have long been characterized under racial, ethnic and religious division, and today, we're going to be discussing some of the various ethnoreligious groups of Southern South Asia, such as the Saint Thomas Christians, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers and others!
These are going to be some sensitive subjects we're going to cover today, so I'm going to be as objective and non-biased as possible. Let me know your thoughts on these South Asian ethnic groups in the comments below! Thanks for watching!