What’s the appropriate way to deal with archers, as Malay?

I know that you have perfectly serviceable archers yourself, with your economy; I’m more specifically talking about if it reaches imperial age, against a proper archer civ (britons/Mayans/Vietnamese). You definitely don’t want any cavalry; you don’t have siege ram; karambits, seem too flimsy; and while your own archers are solid, playing archers vs. archers against an archer civ seems like a losing strategy. So, what’s the plan?