is mainly because the territory itself is not Portugal’s own territory but a colony, so when faced with the pressure of the Indian army, it quickly lost resistance. At that time, Goa was far away from Portugal and the number of local troops was small. The time is too long and it is too late. In addition, Goa is in favor of the people, so it will naturally be defeated in the face of India, which has the right time, place, and people. In addition, the general trend of the world at that time. The colonies of Europe, the United States and other countries have established their own regimes independently. Goa will naturally be affected by this trend in India's territory. India will never tolerate a foreign colony in its territory. Therefore, for the sake of Goa, the two countries will inevitably have a bad relationship. This is inevitable. Unfortunately, the Portuguese authorities did not recognize the situation and maintained that they were a member of NATO, which led to the ultimate failure. Now I will talk about several aspects:
Goa location map
Goa situation
First look at the history of Goa: In 1510, Albuquerque of Portugal defeated the local soil at the Battle of Goa. The official leader Timaya Tuo, occupied the old city of Goa, and resisted the local sultan's counterattack in the Second Battle of Goa in 1511-1512. At this time, Portugal not only stationed troops in Goa, but also hoped to build Goa into a colony and naval base. After
established this colony, many natives living in Goa were forced to convert to Christianity by missionaries. In the 16th century, when other European powers arrived in India, most of the Portuguese possessions were taken away by Britain and the Netherlands. Only a few enclaves along the west coast of India remained in India. Goa was the largest of them, and it quickly became Portugal's most important overseas territories, and is given the same status privileges as Lisbon.
Portugal encourages intermarriage with local women and settles in Goa as a farmer, trader or craftsman. These married men quickly became a privileged class, and Goa therefore has a considerable Eurasian population. Subsequently, the council was established to maintain contact with the Portuguese king. In 1843, the capital of Goa moved from the Old City of Goa to Panaji. Until the middle of the 18th century, the occupation area expanded to the approximate jurisdiction of Goa today.
With the end of World War II, India became independent in 1947 and immediately demanded that Goa, Dammam and Diu under Portuguese control be returned to India, but Portugal did not agree to India's request. On December 12, 1961, Indian troops entered Goa and the other two Portuguese Indian regions, Dammam and Diu. After 26 hours of small-scale fighting, they occupied Goa and became a federal territory of India. It was only after 1974 that India’s sovereignty over Goa was officially recognized.
Portuguese colonists landed in Goa
India's situation
After independence in 1947, India had long been trying to solve the colony problem in its own territory. At first, it wanted to recover the territory through peaceful negotiations, but unfortunately it did not succeed. In the end, India decided to take back the territories colonized by the great powers by force. In December 1961, it successfully took back Goa and achieved a decisive victory.
Portugal originally pined its hopes on the United States and NATO. Unfortunately, they all claimed that Goa was no longer within the stipulated range. In fact, it was supporting India in disguise. At that time, India had an increasing international influence. Both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to bring India into their own sphere of influence. Therefore, they adopted an approach to support India on the Goa issue. Portugal, because of its strength and influence. Decreased in the international arena, and did not receive support.
Therefore, after combining the various situations at this time, India made the decision to regain Goa by force. Although the two sides fought in the end, the Portuguese army in Goa was soon defeated and finally chose to surrender. It is a more sensible choice.
The Portuguese colonial army in Goa
In summary, it is a general trend that the Portuguese colonized Indian territory of Goa will eventually be reclaimed by India. After all, this is a colony of great powers. After independence, India will never let such a situation exist.
