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Indian Ocean power vacuum draws rival nations into struggle
In Malacca Port, global powers seek to fill the post imperial void on the Indian Ocean highway to the Pacific. Britain withdraws, China and Russia press, Japan eyes the oil lifeline, and the United States vies to restore Western supremacy amid a shifting balance of colonial ties and emerging regional influence.
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Brunei
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Soviet Union
China
Iran
Ethiopia
India
Singapore
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