India: Our missles are bigger than yours! Posted by Scott Manning on January 26, 2002 | Comments (0)

A day after India test-launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the nation has paraded the weapon during the country's Republic Day celebration in New Delhi. India on Friday conducted what it called a successful testing of the military's Agni I intermediate-range ballistic missile, sparking condemnation from Pakistan, which said the firing was ill-timed given the bristling tensions between the two foes.

India's 53rd annual Republic Day comes amid unprecedented security as its troops and Pakistani forces stand poised on their common border in a tense standoff. Full Story...