Indian annexation of Goa

[nForce]

@VARCHASVE Thanks. I want all the perspectives come in..

Pakistan had vehemently opposed invasion of Goa and termed it as naked militarism.

In a letter to the U.S. President on 2 January 1962, Pakistani President General Ayub Khan stated: "My Dear President, The forcible taking of Goa by India has demonstrated what we in Pakistan have never had any illusions about—that India would not hesitate to attack if it were in her interest to do so and if she felt that the other side was too weak to resist."

 

[Maarkhoor]

@nForce
Quite brave to accept your nations ill acts / ambitions against poorly armed countries / peoples.
Because of Indian Govt ill intentions we have to build our defense against you ignoring education, health and every other thing. Millions of people in both countries living below poverty just because of your / India leaders.

 

[Spectre]

@nForce
Quite brave to accept your nations ill acts / ambitions against poorly armed countries / peoples.
Because of Indian Govt ill intentions we have to build our defense against you ignoring education, health and every other thing. Millions of people in both countries living below poverty just because of your / India leaders.

Oh right! This is the height of hypocrisy blaming India for all troubles facing Pakistan. We are not responsible for your corrupt leaders and military coups.

We did not ask you to treat your Bangladeshi brothers so badly that they would be compelled to rebel.

How much you spend on your military is your own concern. We did not ask you to nurture snakes like Taliban and TTP who would bite you back one day.

We did not ask your Zardaris and Sharifs to loot billions from your country.

We did not ask you to attack us in Kargil.

 

[nForce]

@nForce
Quite brave to accept your nations ill acts / ambitions against poorly armed countries / peoples.
Because of Indian Govt ill intentions we have to build our defense against you ignoring education, health and every other thing. Millions of people in both countries living below poverty just because of your / India leaders.

Hi,
Invasion of Goa is an important chapter in our history. Since this is a discussion forum, hence I want all the possible perspectives captured in the thread and then probably other people might go through it and develop their own take on the matter.
It has got nothing to do with my acceptance or rejection of something that is totally unrelated to the topic of the thread. We can surely talk about them in relevant sections.
You seem to be a new member here. Welcome to the forum.

 

[Spectre]

Hi,
Invasion of Goa is an important chapter in our history. Since this is a discussion forum, hence I want all the possible perspectives captured in the thread and then probably other people might go through it and develop their own take on the matter.
It has got nothing to do with my acceptance or rejection of something that is totally unrelated to the topic of the thread. We can surely talk about them in relevant sections.
You seem to be a new member here. Welcome to the forum.

The title could have been better framed as Liberation of Goa. Words have to be framed just right on PDF to avoid trolling. Just my opinion

 

[Darmashkian]

@nForce Bhai this was a Liberation!! Not an Annexation!

The people of Goa wanted independence from the Portugese imperialists & wanted to be part of India! They eagerly welcomed the arrival of the Indian troops & celebrated their day of independence..

But none the less, this was a good thread which you started

 

[nForce]

@nForce Bhai this was a Liberation!! Not an Annexation!

The people of Goa wanted independence from the Portugese imperialists & wanted to be part of India! They eagerly welcomed the arrival of the Indian troops & celebrated their day of independence..

But none the less, this was a good thread which you started

Thanks.
An annexation can be a liberation as well.

It is annexation because force was indeed used. It is a liberation because Goa was liberated from being a Portuguese colony. I just wanted to broaden the scope of the topic a little bit

 

[nForce]

Off quora - Portugal reaction

Upon receiving news of the fall of Goa, the Portuguese government formally severed all diplomatic links with India and refused to recognise the incorporation of the seized territories into the Indian Republic. An offer of Portuguese citizenship was instead made to all Goan natives who wished to emigrate to Portugal rather than remain under Indian rule. This was amended in 2006 to include only those who had been born before 19 December 1961. Later, in a show of defiance, Prime Minister Salazar's government offered a reward of US$10,000 for the capture of Brigadier Sagat Singh, the commander of the maroon berets of India’s parachute regiment who were the first troops to enter Panaji, Goa’s capital.

On 18 December, even as Indian forces were rolling into Goa, a special emergency session of the United Nations Security Council was convened at the request of the Portuguese government. At the meeting, called to consider the Indian invasion of Portuguese territories in Goa, Daman and Diu, Adlai Stevenson, the US representative to the UN, criticised the Indian military action. He then submitted a draft resolution that called for a ceasefire, a withdrawal of all Indian forces from Goa, and the resumption of negotiations. This resolution was co-sponsored by France, UK and Turkey, but failed after the Soviet Union, India’s long-time Cold War ally, exercised its veto.

Relations between India and Portugal thawed only in 1974, when, following an anti-colonial military coup d'état and the fall of the authoritarian rule in Lisbon, Goa was finally recognised as part of India, and steps were taken to re-establish diplomatic relations with India. In 1992, Portuguese President Mário Soares became the first Portuguese head of state to visit Goa after its annexation by India; following Indian President R. Venkataraman’s visit to Portugal in 1990.

 

[Whazzup]

The title could have been better framed as Liberation of Goa. Words have to be framed just right on PDF to avoid trolling. Just my opinion

LOL yeah Annexation sounds like so Russian (Crimea , Donetsk )

BTW @nForce nyc thread man

 

[nForce]

NRP Afonso de Albuquerque, sunk by in Indian Navy in Goa

Took these pictures from a thread in Indian Defence Forum

 

[[Bregs]]

If anybody think that the US or the UK will come to the aid at a time of crisis unless there is oil somewhere, You're sadly mistaken

lol its hammer on the head straight

 

[nForce]

@Geralt Some more information and pictures for you.

 

[VCheng]

If anybody think that the US or the UK will come to the aid at a time of crisis unless there is oil somewhere, You're sadly mistaken

So please tell that to the Indonesians after the tsunami or the Pakistanis after the earthquake. Or may be you are just plain WRONG when you say that?

 

[Styx]

@Geralt Some more information and pictures for you.

nice 1

love goa, both the culture and the history, and everything else too of course

 

[nForce]

So please tell that to the Indonesians after the tsunami or the Pakistanis after the earthquake. Or may be you are just plain WRONG when you say that?

Please.. let's keep this limited to Goa only ?

nice 1

love goa, both the culture and the history, and everything else too of course

I often drive to Goa on extended weekends. Fallen in love with the place.