<Seems like the standard Navy fare. A justification for heightened military expenditure? --FN>
Sure, they (IN) are past masters at putting on a "jolly good show" with lots of razzle dazzle to divert visiting dignitaries and others from reality and twist their arms into agreeing to their continuation at Dabolim. But try to come down to earth -- and Goa! That's where this particular exercise got me thinking along new lines. All this time I was inclined to believe that the real seat of power in Goa lay not in Altinho or Alto Porvorim or even Governor's House but in Navy House. Now I think it might be the aircraft carrier "somewhere off the Goa coast" as the stock military reporting phrase goes. Are we seeing a quasi/pseudo-democratic variation vis a vis Goa of the venerable idea of "gunboat diplomacy"? Pls discuss. Thanks. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
