Word: goa
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...eloquence has been an effective weapon. A year ago, he gave perhaps the most cogent speech to date, explaining why the U.S. opposes the seating of a Red China regime that behaves "in a fashion recalling the early authoritarian emperors of China.'' During the Angola and Goa debates, Stevenson made clear U.S. opposition to colonialism and aggression, reminded delegates that the Communist world is "the largest colonial empire which has ever existed in all history, the only imperial system which is not liquidating itself but is still trying energetically to expand in all directions...
...present troubles, India has on the whole profited from its nonalignment policy. By not orienting its foreign policy to the Cold War, India has gained the freedom to pursue goals which can do it more practical good. It gets foreign aid from both East and West, it has Goa, and it controls most of Kashmir. A foreign policy influence by gratitude for Western military aid would be a luxury India can hardly afford...
...Naga tribesmen of Eastern Assam and the walkover in Goa were little more than training exercises...
...served for six years as Chief Minister of Bombay, the richest and most industrialized Indian state. The army's new commander in chief, Lieut. General J. N. Chaudhuri, the "Victor of Goa," who also saw action in World War II campaigns in the Middle East and Burma, is a close friend of Chavan...
...event, the Western nations should not expect too great a change in India's international position. India has pursued its neutralism not so much because of a love for peace above all else--its dealings with Pakistan and Goa, as well as with rebellious groups within India itself prove this--but because this path saves it a lot of the problems that come with participation in the Cold War. The desire to avoid these problems will probably continue long into the future...