Deterrence Against the Dragon: Why Agni’s Arc Worries China

AGNI-V Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

by Rakesh Krishnan Simha


The shrill, disjointed and illogical rants emanating from Beijing after the fourth successful test of the Agni-V missile is an adequate proof that nothing succeeds like deterrence. By developing a missile designed solely for raining down nuclear warheads at the Han heartland, India has effectively neutralised the Chinese