India has test launched a new nuclear-capable missile that could strike the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai, according to reports.The government has hailed the Agni-V missile, with a range of 3,100 miles (5,000km), as a major boost to its efforts to counter China's regional dominance.
"It will be a quantum leap in India's strategic capability," Ravi Gupta, spokesman for India's Defense Research and Development Organisation said.
Indian media reported the missile was launched just after 8am local time from Wheeler Island off India's east coast.
News channel Times Now showed footage of what it described as the missile streaking through the sky.
Avinash Chandra, mission director for the test, said the missile performed as planned.
"We have achieved exactly what we wanted to achieve in this mission," he told Times Now.
The Agni-V is designed to carry a 1.5-tonne nuclear warhead.
It can be moved across the country by road or rail and can be used to carry multiple warheads or to launch satellites into orbit. Read More
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