New Delhi warns Beijing; India tests nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
New Delhi tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday as border tensions between India and China made headlines in recent months.
According to Indian media reports, the Indian Ministry of Defense announced that it had successfully tested the Agni-5 ballistic missile with a range of 5,000 kilometers.
The surface-to-surface missile has a nuclear capability and a range of 5,000 kilometers and has been successfully tested amid tensions between India and China in the Ladakh border region.
According to Indian officials, the ballistic missile was fired at 19:50 on Wednesday (last night) from the island of “Abdul Kalam” in the state of Odisa in the eastern Indian subcontinent.
“The successful Agni-5 test is in line with India’s stated policy of having a minimum minimum deterrent, which underlies a commitment to ‘no primary use,'” the Indian Ministry of Defense said of the missile test.
In mid-October, media reported the failure of India-China talks to resolve differences in the Ladakh border region.
In mid-October, the 13th round of talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders reportedly failed, with both sides accusing the other of disrupting the talks. Following these developments, the media reported on the movements of the Chinese army and the deployment of tanks to the border points with India.
Tensions between the Indian and Chinese militaries began on May 5 last year (2020) following fierce fighting in the Pangong Lake area, and both sides gradually increased their presence with the influx of tens of thousands of troops and heavy weapons.
The media also reported that China and India currently have about 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the border control line.
India and China, which fought a full-scale border war in 1962, have long blamed each other for trying to seize territory along their informal border, known as the Real Line of Control.
