Goa was still under the control of the Portuguese until Operation Vijay happened in 1961. Mr Nehru decided there was no alternative option left but military intervention.
While most Indian territories were declared independent from colonial and other powers on August 15, 1947, the state of Goa would remain under Portuguese power for over a decade after that. Even after Indian became a sovereign nation, the Portuguese refused to accede power to the Union. After a series of failed negotiations, under Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, India
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