BritishAlexander
New Member
Hello there, I am a new user to this forum and joined to ask this somewhat specific question.
As Portugal after WWII became increasingly isolated internationally due to its pro empire stance, by 1961 Goa was seen as the last hint of colonialism in India.
Now my question for the community here is this:
Why when Portugal had a fairly large military budget for its time and its whole national identity was built around supporting the empire, did they garrison Goa with such a weak force? The Portugese government was more than willing to fight a long and costly war in Africa which had the same status as Goa yet it did not deploy nearly the force used in the campaigns there.
I understand that Portugal was no international power, but with an authoritarian government that's military budget was in excess of 5% of GDP, I simply do not understand why there wasn't "more of a fight".
Thanks in advance for any replies.
As Portugal after WWII became increasingly isolated internationally due to its pro empire stance, by 1961 Goa was seen as the last hint of colonialism in India.
Now my question for the community here is this:
Why when Portugal had a fairly large military budget for its time and its whole national identity was built around supporting the empire, did they garrison Goa with such a weak force? The Portugese government was more than willing to fight a long and costly war in Africa which had the same status as Goa yet it did not deploy nearly the force used in the campaigns there.
I understand that Portugal was no international power, but with an authoritarian government that's military budget was in excess of 5% of GDP, I simply do not understand why there wasn't "more of a fight".
Thanks in advance for any replies.