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India Tests Agni-5 Missile Amid Tensions with China
8/22/2025
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Story summary
- India test-fired the Agni-5 missile, which can deliver a nuclear warhead to China.
- The launch took place in Odisha and successfully met operational parameters.
- Relations between India and China are tense, particularly after a 2020 border clash.
- India is a member of the Quad alliance, aimed at countering China's influence.
- India's ties with the US are strained due to its purchases of Russian oil.
