India test-fires nuclear-capable missile that can strike deep inside China

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India says it has successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep inside Chinese territory.

India’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that the “Agni-5” missile was test-fired from a range in Chandipur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

“The launch validated all operational and technical parameters,” the ministry said in a statement.

With a strike range of over 5,000 km, the missile is believed to be capable of targeting nearly all of China. The Agni-5 is one of several indigenously developed short- and medium-range Indian ballistic missiles.

The test comes as Indian prime minister

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