Built by the Portuguese (port and airport) but only to serve the spoils of war for the neo colonials
BC INS Kadamba at Karwar, India?s largest and only exclusively naval base, is located a mere 70 km South of Goa, and will further underline the region?s new maritime centrality and bring important economic benefits. Unless Goa succeeds in evicting the military and recovering the exclusively civilian status of its international airport at Dabolim, it will also continue to host INS Hansa, headquarters of India?s naval aviation, with eight squadrons, including the new MiG-29K?s Black Panthers, and in future possibly also a few new P8-I Neptunes. Goa now also hosts the new Indian Naval War College. The Mormugao port has also become a prized destination for visiting foreign vessels seeking rest and recovery, logistical stop-overs and for goodwill visits. Not surprisingly, Goa?s coast has in recent years become India?s hub for joint exercises, having repeatedly hosted Malabar (with US, Japan, Australia, Singapore), Konkan (UK), Varuna (France) and In
