Maybe he was not so insidious and cunning when he first took the throne, but after being in power for almost a decade, he clearly saw that some things were unavoidable. He wanted the market of Southeast Asia very badly so that the industrial products of the Bharatiya Empire could find more markets. What's more, he wanted to get involved in building up these countries so that the Bharatiya Empire could greatly benefit from their growth.
Vijay further explained, "Most of you have not realized it yet, but all of you have just the right amount of land area and population in your kingdoms. Any more or any less would not make a difference since no one among you is bound to occupy the whole Southeast Asian region."
This was naturally Vijay bluffing. Everyone knew it, but no one stood up to point it out. From what they had seen in the short term, they soon understood that this emperor of the Bharatiya Empire was not really as kind as he appeared to be—he was a smiling tiger.