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In 1778 Austria claims the Indian Ocean territory of Nicobar islands as its own. It failed miserably and was abandoned soon after.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_colonization_of_Nicobar_Islands

What can we reasonably do in ATL to make this a successful colony to the point where it must stand against Allied attack (and likely fail) in 1914?
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