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Assertion (A): In the beginning the Indian rulers tolerated and even encouraged the establishment of the East India Company's factories in India.

Reason (R): The nature of the business of the company initially increased the export of Indian manufacturers and thus encouraged their production.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A)  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

B)  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

C) (A) is true but (R) is false.

D) (R) is true but (A) is false.