Progressive Indian state leader (2-5)
I believe the answer is:
go ahead
'progressive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'indian state leader' is the wordplay.
'indian state' becomes 'goa' (Goa is a state of India).
'leader' becomes 'head' (head is a kind of leader).
'goa'+'head'='GO-AHEAD'
(Other definitions for go ahead that I've seen before include "Pioneering (green light?)" , "Permission to proceed" , "Lead" , "OK" , "dynamic" .)