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--- Paulo Colaco Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think everyone will agree that the Republic of India never exercised
> sovereignty over Goa before so how could the Republic of India (Indian
> Union) repossess Goa?
Dear Paulo:
In my interaction with Goan expats in the last 5 years, I have been surprized
that a majority (I
have not done a scientific poll) believe Goa should be separate from India (at
least in the
Catholic community). Some of them never lived in Goa, but strongly hold that
view. My second
surprize has been how easily that view has been passed down to the next
generation. All this
thinking might come to nought and is sometimes only academic discussion.
However, a 50 or 100
years from now, I think mega countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia,
America might split up
under their own weight into smaller entities for political, religious, economic
reasons (even Iraq
may split up). Even within countries, some states like UP have split in the
last few years. The
countries I mentioned did not have the same geographical boundaries a 100 years
ago, so anything
is possible a 100 years from now. Over time everything changes.
The futurist like me wants to ask: what will a Goan country look like?
Regards,
George
