Beijing: The successful launch of India's long-range nuclear-capable Agni-V on Thursday is continuing to worry the neighbouring country.
Claiming that Indian government 'deliberately' downplayed the missile's capability, Chinese experts believe that long-range nuclear-capable Agni-V has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometers away, media reports said.
Zhang Zhaozhong, a professor with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) National Defense University, in a report was quoted as saying that according to China's standard, an ICBM should have a range of at least 8,000 km.
Another researcher at China's PLA Academy of Military Sciences expressed similar sentiments and said: "Agni-V actually has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometers away".
He went on to add that the Indian government has 'deliberately' downplayed the missile's potential so as to avoid causing concerns to other countries.
India on Thursday successfully test-fired the Agni-V missile, which can hit targets more than 5,000 km away. With the launch, India entered an elite club of four nation having this capability.
After the launch, China had tried to downplay the India's missile launch. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Weimin had said: "China and India are both emerging powers. We are not rivals but co-perative partners. We should cherish the hardearned momentum of co-operation."
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