After the Independence of India :

Goa After the independence of India :

When India grew to be unbiased in 1947, Goa remained beneath Portuguese control. The Indian govt of Jawaharlal Nehru insisted that Goa, along with a couple of other minor Portuguese holdings, be turned over to India. Nonetheless, Portugal refused. In contrast, France, which also had small enclaves in India (most notably Puducherry), surrendered all its Indian possessions quite quickly.

In 1954, unarmed Indians[68] took over the tiny land-locked enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. This incident led the Portuguese to lodge a grievance in opposition to India within the worldwide courtroom of Justice at the Hague. The ultimate judgement on this case, given in 1960, held that the Portuguese had a proper to the enclaves, but that India equally had a right to disclaim Portugal entry to the enclaves over Indian territory.

In 1955 a group of unarmed civilians, the Satyagrahis,verified in opposition to Portugal. At the least twenty-two of them were killed via Portuguese gunfire.

Later the same 12 months, the Satyagrahis took over a castle at Tiracol and hoisted the Indian flag. They have been driven away by the Portuguese with a number of casualties. On 1 September 1955, the Indian consulate in Goa used to be closed; Nehru declared that his government would now not tolerate the Portuguese presence in Goa. India then instituted a blockade against Goa, Damão, and Diu as a way to force a Portuguese departure. Goa was once then given its possess airline via the Portuguese, the Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa, to overcome the blockade.

On 16 December 1961, Indian troops crossed the border into Goa. 'Operation Vijay' involved sustained land, sea, and air strikes for greater than 36 hours; it resulted within the unconditional give up of Portuguese forces on 19 December. A United international locations decision condemning the invasion was proposed by using the united states and the United Kingdom within the United nations safety Council, but it surely was vetoed by means of the us. The territory of Goa was under navy rule for 5 months. Nonetheless, the prior civil provider was soon restored. Goan voters went to the polls in a referendum and voted to grow to be an self sustaining, federally administered territory. Goa used to be later admitted to Indian statehood in 1987.