Author's Note: This comic is about the 1961 War for Goa between India and Portugal. This was the story of the situation.
In 1947, India was granted independence from Britain. However, a few areas of the Indian subcontinent were still under Portuguese rule. Attempts by the British and Indian governments to convince Portugal to relinquish control of their exclaves turned out unsuccessful because the dictatorship in Portugal at the time kept rejecting peaceful negotiations. As a result, war between India and Portugal was inevitable. India won that conflict. Britain felt that the situation could have been solved peacefully. But then again, it was the fault of the Portuguese dictatorship for turning down all the peaceful means in the first place and averting unnecessary bloodshed.
On a side note, this comic about a footnote in India's history is also dedicated to India's 75th anniversary of their independence from Britain. Glory to the Commonwealth!
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