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The Portuguese onslaught Part 3: How a naval battle off the tiny port of Diu, Gujarat changed the world and sealed India’s fate for...

Rukma Rathore - 3 February, 2025

The most important outcome of the "Battle of Diu" was that it confirmed that the Portuguese were in India to stay. Almeida had announced prophetically that those who rule the seas will rule the lands too.

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The Portuguese onslaught Part 1: How Vasco da Gama’s ‘discovery’ of India brought years of bloodshed, murders and violence to our shores

Rukma Rathore - 30 January, 2025

King Manuel of Portuguese wanted to find a direct sea route to India to bypass Arab and Venetian merchants.

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