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The Wagah border crossing between India and Pakistan along the Radcliffe Line. |
Mercantilism grew, and monopoly trading companies such as the East India Company were established, with trade expanding to the New World. |
In 1500, in his voyage to India following Vasco da Gama, Pedro Alvares Cabral reached Brazil, taken by the currents of the South Atlantic Gyre. |
The British Parliament passed the Government of India Act of 1858 to this effect, which set up the structure of British government in India. |
In 1498, a Portuguese expedition commanded by Vasco da Gama reached India by sailing around Africa, opening up direct trade with Asia. |