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The 'Ring Fence' policy, adopted by Warren Hastings, was primarily designed to:
A. Build a physical wall around Calcutta to prevent Maratha raids.
B. Create a buffer zone of allied states to defend the East India Company's frontiers from external enemies.
C. Encapsulate indigenous industries by placing heavy tariffs on all borders.
D. Isolate rebellious princely states economically until they surrendered.
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