India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile After Minor Border Clash With China

India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile After Minor Border Clash With China
The long range ballistic Agni-V missile is displayed during Republic Day parade, in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 26, 2013. Manish Swarup/AP Photo
Aldgra Fredly
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India on Thursday carried out a test launch of a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-5, which came days after a renewed clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the disputed Himalayan border.

Indian Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the successful launch of Agni-5 from Abdul Kalam Island in eastern Odisha state marked a “historic milestone” for the country’s defense industry.