India ‘successfully tests’ nuclear-capable missile able to reach deep into China

Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile also part of Narendra Modi’s defence strategy against Pakistan

India has said it successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China.

The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India’s eastern Odisha state on Wednesday, and authorities said it “validated all operational and technical parameters”.