<P> India made many requisitions to the Salazar regime of Portugal to grant their Indian colonies independence , but when that failed , on 18 December 1961 , Indian troops crossed the border into Goa and liberated it . Operation Vijay involved sustained land , sea and air strikes for more than thirty - six hours ; it resulted in the unconditional surrender of Portuguese forces on 19 December . A United Nations resolution `` condemning '' the invasion was proposed by the United States and the United Kingdom in the United Nations Security Council , but would be vetoed by the USSR . The territory of Goa was under military rule for five months . However , the previous civil service was soon restored . Goan voters went to the polls in a referendum and voted to become an autonomous , federally administered territory . Goa was later admitted Indian statehood in 1987 . </P>
<P> India made many requisitions to the Salazar regime of Portugal to grant their Indian colonies independence , but when that failed , on 18 December 1961 , Indian troops crossed the border into Goa and liberated it . Operation Vijay involved sustained land , sea and air strikes for more than thirty - six hours ; it resulted in the unconditional surrender of Portuguese forces on 19 December . A United Nations resolution `` condemning '' the invasion was proposed by the United States and the United Kingdom in the United Nations Security Council , but would be vetoed by the USSR . The territory of Goa was under military rule for five months . However , the previous civil service was soon restored . Goan voters went to the polls in a referendum and voted to become an autonomous , federally administered territory . Goa was later admitted Indian statehood in 1987 . </P>
when did goa became part of independent india
when did goa became part of independent india
18 December 1961
18 December 1961