after 1947, india had a socialist planned economy. it is one of the founding members of the non-aligned movement and the united nations. it has fought many wars since independence from britain, including the wars in 1947-48, 1965, 1971, and 1999 with pakistan and in 1962 with china. it also fought a war to capture goa, a portuguese-built port and a city that was not a part of india until 1961. the portuguese refused to give it to the country, and so india had to use force and the portuguese were defeated. india has also done nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998, and it is one of the few countries that have nuclear bombs. since 1991, india has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.