Indian Jews?

Rabbi backs India's 'lost Jews'

One of Israel's chief rabbis recognises an Indian tribe as lost descendants of ancient Israelites.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/4400957.stm

Well, the Jewish diaspora has really gone everywhere. Come to think of it, my Japanese roomate in College told me about a theory by which some Japanese - and some Chinese - were convinced that there was a direct link between them and the Jews, as some of their religious traditions involved carrying around an ark, with laws... which kind of reminds of the Ark of the covenant. I wonder...