------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: Alternative Publishing - Is it viable to traditional publishing?
WHERE: Art Lounge - Sunaparanta, Near Lar de Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji WHEN: September 30, 2009 - 5:30pm http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=146588805806&mid=12a68daG1df3c3d3G2ac936fG7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Nunes would like to comment. J. Colaco states: "Interesting then that a treaty, as important as this is made out to be, ..... was NOT voted upon by the very people it is made out to affect i.e. Goans." After surrendering to India in 1961, Portugal in the 1974 Treaty signed with India, accepted and acceded to India sovereignty in Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Havali. Such peace treaties signed after the cessation of armed conflict are never put to the referendum with people they affect. Witness Treaties: Versailles, Peace in the Pacific, etc. It would be self defeating, don't you think? I. Nunes --- On Mon, 9/28/09, J. Colaco < jc> <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: Let's accept this in preface: Goa is 100% part of India. Nothing is going to change that fact anytime soon. I can understand Arwin's position (nay predicament). After months of being in denial that the Indian Constitution (as is) will NOT prevent ANY Indian citizen from entering, working or residing in Goa, Arwin has probably seen the light. Hence, he is now on this "clutching straw" argument that India's Supreme Court ruled that India 'conquered' Goa. My question: So what? Is not Goa part of India? OK then ...let's move on. No sensible person believes the "Liberation" propaganda. India won, Portugal lost .....and went home. That is what the losing party does. Understand me again, Arwin: Every Indian citizen has the right to be in Goa.....yes ....every one of the 1.extra billion of them. The ONLY legal action that Goans can take .....is prevent them from squatting in public land and making a public nuisance etc. For this ....the existing law has to be enforced......even if it means relative 'Poverty' for the Goa "babus" and "policia". What are the chances of that happening? BTW: Anybody who brings in the "Mario Soares / Yeshwantrao Chavan organised 1974 treaty - into this argument, ipso facto concedes that this "treaty" is important. Interesting then that a treaty, as important as this is made out to be, ..... was NOT voted upon by the very people it is made out to affect i.e. Goans. jc http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/27/28/00053352.pdf.