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Maliha Mou
Maliha Mou
Franscisco-de-Almeida
Topic: India
The "Blue Water" policy is attributed to Don Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India. As per this policy, the Portuguese should be the sole trade power in the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. It called for the Portuguese to be powerful at the sea instead of building fortresses on Indian mainland.

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