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This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro If you would like to sponsor Goanet's operations contact: Herman Carneiro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1: George Pinto wrote: In my interaction with Goan expats in the last 5 years, I have been surprized that a majority believe Goa should be separate from India (at least in the Catholic community). 2: jc noted: I definitely could not have been one of the individuals in your (George Pinto's) poll; Paulo neither. And from what I know, both Paulo and I are practising Catholics. I absolutely and utterly do NOT believe that Goa should be separate from India. It is my impression that Paulo too believes likewise. 3: Paulo Colaco Dias writes: You (JC) are right only because I think it is too late for Goa to be independent. =========== jc's response: Dear Paulo, I trust that you noted the following points in the George Pinto post a: interaction with Goan expats in the last 5 years (not ......the last 25 or 35 or ~ 45 years but ......5 years) b: Catholics (not...... Goans but ......Catholic Goans) c: believe (as is prevalent..... now ...or atleast within the past 5 years) d: should be (not ...... should have been) BTW: I hope China will not read the Correia/Rubinoff 'homogenicity' comment. There are lots of border areas which are homogenous with China - esp as China has never recognised the ( British i.e. Colonial/Imperialist) General McMahon 1914 line of demarcation. We both have noted the naiveity of that Correia/Rubinoff 'homogenicity' argument vis a vis (say) Bangladesh and Nepal. And if "India" (using the Correia/Rubinoff 'homogenicity' argument) can claim title for Goa, would that give third party proprietary interests in Goa (under Indian/Common law) to other members of "India" i.e. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma and possibly Afghanistan? Or was the 'proprietary interest in Goa' expressly or impliedly excluded in the 1947/1971 Partition/Bangladesh creation agreements ? just curious (the Andamans notwithstanding) jc as Vidhyaghar notes : Question everything ...especially statements put out by politicians and by those who purport to put politicians on a pedestal - many with Goveian blindness, deafness and stubborness.