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Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese governor of India, implemented the “Blue Water Policy” in 1505. The policy aimed to establish Portugal as a maritime power by building naval strength and controlling the Indian Ocean. Almeida believed that building fortresses onshore would be useless if India wasn’t powerful at sea. The policy also sought to limit Portuguese activities to commercial pursuits and opposed establishing a territorial empire in India.