India successfully test-fired the Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile from Odisha, validating all operational and technical parameters and indicating a capability to carry a nuclear warhead to any part of China. India and China are intense rivals after a deadly 2020 border clash, while India remains part of the Quad with the US, Australia and Japan. Pakistan also maintains nuclear weapons and nearly reached war with India in May after militants killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir, an attack New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Trade and geopolitical tensions involving US tariffs and Russian oil have affected regional ties. The Agni-5 is part of India's indigenous missile buildup aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pakistan and China.
India has said that it has successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, 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. India and China, the world's two most populous nations, are intense rivals competing for influence across south Asia and relations plummeted in 2020 after a deadly border clash.
India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the US, Australia and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China. India's bitter rival, Pakistan, has nuclear weapons as well and the two countries came to close to war in May after militants killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir, an attack New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Pakistan denied any involvement.
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