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Soviets may seize Indian Ocean role as British leave
US naval experts warn that a Soviet visit by a Sverdlov class cruiser and two guided missile destroyers to Madras and Bombay could mark a move to fill a vacuum left by British withdrawal east of Suez. Moscow’s expanded fleet presence risks broader Soviet influence and a shifted US strategy in the region. The article notes Greece, Egypt and Mediterranean deployments echoing similar concerns.
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