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A war that lasted just 36 hours—but ended 451 years of colonial rule. This is the story of how India reclaimed Goa in 1961, marking the final retreat of a European empire from the East.

For centuries, Portugal had held a foothold on the Indian coast—Goa, Daman, and Diu—since 1510. When diplomacy failed, India launched Operation Vijay, a swift and decisive military campaign that shocked the world. With overwhelming force and coordination between land, air, and sea, Indian troops liberated the territories, ending the last remnant of European control in the subcontinent.

What followed was more than victory—it was a symbolic closure to half a millennium of foreign dominance. A short war that marked a turning point in global decolonization.

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