India successfully retests missile that can reach Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}India has for the second time successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile that can strike the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.
Ravi Gupta, a spokesman for the Defence Research and Development Organisation, said Sunday's test of the Agni V brought the missile a step closer to being inducted into India's arsenal at some point in 2014 or 2015.
The missile has a range of 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) and was first successfully tested in April last year. It's seen as a boost to India's efforts to counter China's regional dominance and become an Asian power in its own right.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}China is far ahead of India in the missile race, with intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching anywhere in India.