The East India company policy was that the Trade route would be controlled by the British and India would become a vassal state of the British.
East India company
The east India company was an English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India.The company was formed to share in the East Indian spice trade.
Reason India join EIC because EIC received a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth 1 on December 31, 1600. Its purpose was to help trade rights in India