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





