India today took a major leap in its strategic  capability by successfully test-firing its nuclear capable, 5000  km-range Agni-V missile, bringing China under its cover and achieving the capacity of building ICBMs. With this, India joined an elite missile club of the US, Russia, France and China, which produce Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). The surface-to-surface Agni-V is capable of striking a target more than  5,000 km away. It is about 17-metres-long and two-metres-wide with  launch weight of around 50 tonnes. The sophisticated missile can carry a  nuclear warhead of more than one tonne.

Congratulations for the success!