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“The prosperity of the Portuguese “Empire”, was based on War, Robbery, Murder, Genocide, Occupation and Exploitation. This prosperity aroused desires and greed of other European Christian Kingdoms. These kingdoms added two additional vices: Piracy and Wars on European soil. ”Companies” were set up to mobilize maximum resources for robberies, occupations and exploitations.

In England the “East India Company” (1600), in the Netherlands the “Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie“ (1602), in France the “Compagnie Française des Indes Orientales“ (1664) were founded to mask the invaders as traders. They sailed out with war materials and ruffians only; sailing back with booties and slaves. They were never traders as they didn’t carry goods to trading with. Spain and Portugal lost their dominance and Portugal lost power and possession in Bharatavarsa.”