"Various states of south and southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time, through the growth of trade and spread of religion amongst south and southeast Asia. It also helped the spread of religion as Muslim merchants introduced Islam to the region. New Hindu and Buddhist states were developed, bringing a ray of diversity. Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism and their beliefs shaped the societies in South and Southeast Asia".
"The region of south and southeast Asia is of strategic significance as it overpass the Indian Ocean to the Pacific and the Mediterranean. Further, this region has developed as a important meeting of maritime trade, joining the countries' manufacturers of natural resources with the consumers states ".
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