Any trick to get a mission to conquer an indian/indonesian province?

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I'm playing as Italy and I don't have (and neither I'm gonna take) neither exploration or expansion.
I'm trying to minimize the number of provinces conquered outside the mediterranean to the very bare minimum
while accomplishing the goal of having 3 trade companies one of which must be in india/indonesia so that I can get the
extra merchant from the 'trading with india event'.

Year 1630 , and I have 2 companies in Africa, one of which is in Mombasa, so not too far from India.
But despite that I still get missions to conquer a foothold in Oman while I'm hoping to get one to an Indian province.

Portugual has been nearly crushed by Morocco, so they don't have anything in India and I guess they won't get it any time soon since they're closest base to India right now is Arguin.

The closest European ,besides me is England with their bases in South Africa.

Is there anything I can do to increase the chances to get a mission to conquer an Indian province?
Remember I'm playing as Italy and my closest base is in Mombasa.