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In this thread, as you can see for yourself by clicking that link, there was a discussion about why the OTL Ottoman performance in Indian Ocean wasn't great at all. These were basically the summary :
1. Lack of good ports or even good maritime fortresses
2. Lack of major shipbuilding on the Indian ocean
3. Have to keep fighting wars in Europe, the Med and Persia anyway
(Credit goes to RGB for the threee points just above)

Wonder if the three factors were able to be overcome, how exactly much better off will the Ottoman performance in Indian Ocean be ? Will it be enough for Ottomans to aquire at least a quarter part of the subcontinent ? Or is there something else to be worked on besides the above three ? However I certainly can see that the presence of local muslim Great Power in the region will be a great hindrance for this scenario. What should be done to the Mughals to realize this scenario ?
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