The Time A NATO Country Was Invaded and NATO Did Nothing
The invasion of Goa
5 min readFeb 7
--
On December 17th, 1961, after weeks of military build-up, a column of Indian tanks and motorized infantry rolled across the border of Goa. Goa was a Portuguese territory that was administered directly as a part of Portugal itself. Talks broke down after Portugal refused to cede control of their ancient possessions to India. Instead…