Annexation of Goa : The first diplomatic victory after independence of India  GS : Paper I  Sources : Times of India, Indian Express, The Hindu 

Annexation of Goa : The first diplomatic victory after independence of India  GS : Paper I  Sources : Times of India, Indian Express, The Hindu 

Annexation of Goa : The first diplomatic victory after independence of India- Today Current Affairs

Context : Today is the Goa liberation day and Our Honorable prime minister will visit Goa on  liberation day celebration 

Introduction : At the time of Independence , Goa was neither under the control of the British Indian Government nor it was a princely state . Goa was directly controlled by the Portuguese government and the British never interfered in the internal affairs of administration of Goa. Therefore, it was a big challenge to merge Goa.

History of Goa in Brief : The Hindu Analysis

As per some scholars this area of Goa was mentioned in Mahabharata also and Its name was Gomantak and the port near the mouth of mandovi river was named as Gowapura on whichThe Portuguese named it Goa . Aryans culture (Led by saraswat Brahman) remained here for a long time.  

During medival era, Bahmany invaded this reagan and in this way Islam reached here Poruguese capyired Goa in 1510 under the leadership of Alfanso de Albuqark , even though Dutch also seized goa many time but when British made an alliance with Portuguese , Goa was brough undre the direct control of Portuguese authority and Bomaby was given to British . 

Annexation of Goa : During the British Rule in India , Goa remained free and always enjoyed independent rules under the control of the Portuguese government . After the independent Goa’s authority did not surrender Goa to the Indian government, even the public of Goa wanted to be merged with India . But since Goa was not part of the British Indian Government , sp Goa was not bound to sign any instrument of the annexation .  

In the mid of 1954, the nationalist leaders of the Goa demanded to free Goa and merge it with India but Goa authority rejected this demand then these nationalist had to compel for the protest against Goa authority . Many times the Indian government appealed to the British to intervene in this matter . In the mid of 1954 pro nationalist people seized the Portuguese enclave of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and established pro Indian administration (Self rule) . This encouraged other nationalist of Maharashtra and nearby places to liberate Goa from Portuguese control . Thousands of Satyagraha from different parts of India reached Goa but Goa’s authority seized the border and did not allow any outsiders to enter . After some time thousands of the Satyagarhis tried to enter the territory of Goa. Police of Goa started a fire and many people were killed who were fighting with non violent manner. 

The Indian government raised this issue at international level and warned Portugal to suspend all diplomatic relations with Portugal. This tension enlarged after 1961 when Indian government decided to send his army in Goal on the ground of humanism because many satyagarhis were arrested and being tortured by Goa authority . Indian troops supported by naval and airforce invaded Goa on 18 Dec 1961 and declared an integral part of India . People of Goa overwhelmly supported this annexation . Finally Portugal authority had to recognise this victory of India over Goa . In this way All three territories Goa, Daman , Dwiv subsequently became part of India. Goa became a state in 1987.

Conclusion : 

The annexation of Goa with minimum casualties was a big achievement . Definitely it was the appreciable diplomatic skill of our leaders so that we could annex Goa with military support . Now Goa is free and an integral part of India and enjoying status as a State . Similar technique was adopted in the annexation of Sikkim (1973). The matter of Sikkim was not very typical in comparison to Goa because it was a princely state but China could interfere in this matter. Both were annexed after independence through our wise diplomatic skill 

Relevance for UPSC- Today Current Affairs

For Prelims: MCQ related to annexation of Goa , History of Goa etc may be asked 

For mains : 

After the Independence of India, annexation of some states like Sikkim and Goa was a big challenge in front of the Indian Government. Discuss this and explain how the Indian government tackled these challenges?

 

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