WI: Operation Vijay Fails

Alright, so in 1961 India attacked the Portuguese territory of Goa, an area recognized by the world and UN as part of Portugal, not India, now let's say that somehow, either through worldwide condemnation (IE the Soviets try to influence or are willing to look the other way while the West battles back India) or thorough the Portuguese military (perhaps with the aide of others) managing to defeat the Indian military and drive them out of Goa and the other Portuguese enclaves.

So, assuming Goa remains part of Portugal into the present day, what affects would this have, beyond perhaps India hating Portugal?
 
Alright, so in 1961 India attacked the Portuguese territory of Goa, an area recognized by the world and UN as part of Portugal, not India, now let's say that somehow, either through worldwide condemnation (IE the Soviets try to influence or are willing to look the other way while the West battles back India) or thorough the Portuguese military (perhaps with the aide of others) managing to defeat the Indian military and drive them out of Goa and the other Portuguese enclaves.

So, assuming Goa remains part of Portugal into the present day, what affects would this have, beyond perhaps India hating Portugal?
At first sight, what comes to my mind is that it would mean a more multicultural Portugal, it would be an authonomous region, and the local voters would influence decisions made by Lisbon.
Goese culture would also be better known in Portugal.
This assuming things folow an OTL path, although I suspect that the Carnation Revolution may be delayed for a few years given that no Indian occcupation of the Portuguese State of India will mean some people who fought there and got captured by India, won't be subjected to the contemptuous treatment Salazar gave them, treating them like traitors, and those people won't start hating the dictatorship so soon.

I hope this helps.:)
 
Goa probably reverts back to India by default after the Carnation Revolution-analogue as the Portuguese empire fragments.

Now, what might be interesting is if Portugal holds goa somehow (Im thinking rather overt western support is the easiest way), whether Goa might in the interval develop a decent local defense force and a seperate identity so that, once the Portuguese withdraw from their colonies Goa decides to become a sort of free state. India would be mad, but it would be interesting to see how an independent enclave at goa would develop.
 
Interesting ideas both of you.

What about the situation in the world if it remains an integral part of Portugal with only a tiny unpopular independence/Indian annexation movement?
 
In both cases, India might be a bit more pro-Soviet in foreign politics, which might turn Pakistan a little closer to the US.
 
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