India test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile

Dawn.com Published October 17, 2014

India on Friday test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile from Balasore in Odisha state, the Times of India (ToI) reported.

The missile, with the name of Nirbhay, has a range of over 700 kilometres, the ToI said, adding that today's test-fire was the second developmental trial of the missile.

The missile's first test was carried out on March 12 last year from the same base but "the flight had to be terminated mid-way, as deviations were observed from its intended course," the ToI quoted an official as saying.

The official added that Nirbhay has good loitering capability, effective control and guidance, high degree of accuracy as well as effective stealth features.

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The long range capability Nirbhay is being developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The test comes as India and Pakistan are engaged in skirmishes along the Line of Control (LoC) and the working boundary and also as India has conveyed to China that it could no longer be issued warnings by anyone saying the South Asian nation was now immensely powerful and held a prominent position on the international stage.

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aiema

Oct 17, 2014 11:08am

""The test comes as India and Pakistan are engaged in skirmishes along the Line of Control (LoC) and the working boundary and also as India has conveyed to China that it could no longer be issued warnings by anyone saying the South Asian nation was now immensely powerful and held a prominent position on the international stage."" -- not at all. it was a preplanned test way before any of these recent skirmish. This missile has range more than 1000 km, with alot of space for further improvement.

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Sam

Oct 17, 2014 11:18am

China got Tom hawk missile from pak which fell off during laden bombing. Later China gave Pakistan mock down version of babar after reverse engineer in 2005. China imported 10 Long ranger Kh-65SE cruise missiles from Ukrain and russia. They reverse engineered a 4000 KM copy cat version! India built on its own without any external help. We hope that Nirbhay 2 range can be improved with advanced version of Turbo engine!

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Rahul

Oct 17, 2014 11:29am

Congratulations. Though India testing such missiles have nothing to do with border skirmishes with Pakistan. The development was at a stage where such tests were needed. At present the global defense scenario is like this that none of top 10 powers have sufficient advantage to defeat any other power amongst them. China, India and Pakistan are all three in that list. So media shouldn't connect this test with anything happening on border. Border skirmishes happen every year before winter sets in.

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Human soul

Oct 17, 2014 11:37am

All this should be stopped , I heard many Indian and Pakistani prospectives and shockingly they are same .thats mean people on both side should increase talking directally with each other.

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Indian Era

Oct 17, 2014 11:41am

Nirbhay or 'fearless' as the name suggests represent the current mood in India. A super confident India marches forward with new milestones every day even as some of its estranged neighbors try to pull its leg. Modi has clearly said, neither shall we dominate any one nor should we allow others to dominate us - we must treat everyone as equal and focus on our national development. That is precisely what the youth in India want.

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farah q

Oct 17, 2014 11:46am

India using space technology advancement to develop its missile armoury...the range of ICBM was kept 5000km much below its actual range so as not to raise international eyebrows. ..if north korea does the same one gets sanction..different standards for different countries...After all money matters

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raj

Oct 17, 2014 11:46am

Actual range is not disclosed by DRDO . But it works around 1500 km according to media . This is normal procedure of testing weapons. No one should be worried about it . India want to more secure and improve defence capabilities towards his rivals like as china , not Pakistan .

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Vishnu

Oct 17, 2014 11:49am

Good work by DRDO.

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Vishnu Sharma

Oct 17, 2014 12:00pm

he Mangala and Tarbela Dams in Pakistan. Breaching these dams will cause untold damage and flash flooding which will affect the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The breaching to the Mangala and Tarbela Dams by Indian Nirbhay missiles will be the first and opening salvo during the war with Pakistan. These will be like the e4 and Nf3 moves in chess. Within 3 hours there will be colossal loss of life and property in riparian Punjab if these dams are breached in quick succession.

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Habib

Oct 17, 2014 12:04pm

You go India! (Y)

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Truth wil win finally(wait and see)

Oct 17, 2014 12:05pm

Chak de India...........

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Zak

Oct 17, 2014 12:09pm

As usual means nothing. Pakistan has more missiles than India and more accurate. Poor Indians wasting on useless tests, when so many hungry mouths could be fed.

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raja hindustani

Oct 17, 2014 12:15pm

Sir, the test was not at backdrop of border tension with Pakistan or china (as hinted in this report) but it is india's ongoing process of missile development and it was totally pre-planned. Likewise, India launched navigation satellite a day before which was 3rd in this series & its a ongoing process to make our own navigation system in this region..

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Ahmed USA

Oct 17, 2014 12:15pm

Well...another waste of millions of dollars for nothing by Modi...proper use of money should have been social welfare programs for the needy...

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Vectra

Oct 17, 2014 12:19pm

Great DRDO well done

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ghanshyam

Oct 17, 2014 12:22pm

Just two trails and you are dancing? Even for a school test, I had to read five times.

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Omer

Oct 17, 2014 12:31pm

GSLV is still pending. Need to work on that...!

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Mohinder Singh

Oct 17, 2014 12:32pm

Nobody in India wants a war with Pakistan. Nobody in India wants to attack Pakistan. Previous Indian PM Dr Manmohan Singh had clearly stated this. Most people in India wish Pakistan well. Both countries have dire poverty with exploding populations in large sections of the populace.

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sanjay

Oct 17, 2014 12:48pm

welldone

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anshul

Oct 17, 2014 12:55pm

Good Diwali rocket. We are importing 10b $ arms thats a big amount. we have to build arms industry for our own needs and for export.

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Ramesh Ishu

Oct 17, 2014 12:58pm

Now its pakistan turn. Now they test their already tested missile

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rajagopal

Oct 17, 2014 01:01pm

Unfortunately, the missile test did not meet the TFTA requirement which is a strict necessity for all good missiles.

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Sandy

Oct 17, 2014 01:04pm

Good news ! now training camps across border in POK Kashmir something to think about , also dont forget this is guided by Indian indigenous GPS satellite

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Avijeet

Oct 17, 2014 01:05pm

Good work, India sud try to market this missile to other developed countries,

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blinkers

Oct 17, 2014 01:05pm

this is not thorough report .the main features of this missile hv not been mentioned. ..dawn gave jst an outline only.

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being human

Oct 17, 2014 01:07pm

proud that we didn't import the technology or took someone else's help

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Sierrabrave

Oct 17, 2014 01:09pm

How come a routine test is News but not the placement of the 3rd IRNSS satellite is not reported? South Asia will soon have its own GPS system independence from the US GPS. That is momentous for all

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Ammy

Oct 17, 2014 01:10pm

Bravo !

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sahil

Oct 17, 2014 01:18pm

todays test the cruise missile distance was in four digits(over 1000 km)...when asked by a reporter to DRDO chief. Great work DRDO

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Bob

Oct 17, 2014 01:19pm

Please let's not make it an India-Pak fight like on every other web page (ToI, NDTV, FB etc.)!! Even if India & Pak were friends, we would still have to develop these weapons due to an unresolved border dispute with China Also, to people who argue, India should divert its defense budget to poverty alleviation programs - please mind that, India spends only 2.5% of its GDP on defense. We are poor owning to our large population & corruption in implementing public welfare schemes

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Ammy

Oct 17, 2014 01:19pm

The Nirbhay is a sub-sonic cruise missile and gives India the capacity to launch different kinds of payloads at different ranges from various platforms at a very low cost. The missile has a fire-and-forget system that cannot be jammed. India has had the capability to make ballistic missiles for some time now and has made tactical missiles of different capacity. But it had not mastered a cruise missile yet. The US had used cruise missiles very effectively during the Gulf War. The Nirbhay is India's answer to America's Tomahawk and Pakistan's Babur.

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Ravi Shankar

Oct 17, 2014 01:21pm

India is also building its own GPS system. It will be ready by 2016, then India won't have to rely on USA for tracking data and will be immensely helpful for army as well as civilian purposes.

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Shah

Oct 17, 2014 01:38pm

Where is Babur 1000 km cruise missile,, Shaheen-III ICBM and Tipu missiles? Where is our sea based nuclear deterrence?? Why have not Pakistan tested a new long range missile since Musharraf's days?

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rasheed

Oct 17, 2014 01:40pm

soon will hear such news from Pakistan.Congrats India for this.

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Kashif

Oct 17, 2014 01:45pm

Good.

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Raj Singh

Oct 17, 2014 01:49pm

Pakistan borrows Missiles from USA and China. India manufactures its own Missiles. That is the difference.

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One Nation

Oct 17, 2014 01:54pm

@Habib What's so great about test firing a missile?

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Dilip Thorat

Oct 17, 2014 01:57pm

In few days Pakistan will follow some tests... keep checking..

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Hyder

Oct 17, 2014 02:01pm

Well done india proud to be indian .....God help those who help themselve ....chak dei india

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Indian Christian

Oct 17, 2014 02:15pm

Really! Times have changed. Well done, India !

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Siddharth

Oct 17, 2014 02:16pm

@Hyder Feel proud of you hyder for writing this.

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ali-indian

Oct 17, 2014 02:18pm

no comments from nay sayers yet !!

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Saad

Oct 17, 2014 02:29pm

testing missiles while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. good priorities

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Asad Ali

Oct 17, 2014 02:33pm

Donot worry now are prime minister will beg a similar missile from China and we will paint it green, a half moon and a star....will give it a name like gauri, babbar aur haft....Indian just wait and watch.

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raj

Oct 17, 2014 02:38pm

I think Pakistan will test some weapon like as missile and other technology. They are following India . This show that both countries have Same mindset because they have same legacy.

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Arvind

Oct 17, 2014 02:40pm

700 KM is not Long Range i think . Developing missiles and gradation is regular activity done by any nation , so nothing new in it

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Indian

Oct 17, 2014 03:03pm

Its just the begining... We (indians) are self reliant. Proud of that...

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Sunil

Oct 17, 2014 03:12pm

Non violence from position of strength!!! No hagmonic design, but must for self protection in present dangerous times!!!

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raghu

Oct 17, 2014 03:15pm

Presently india has the capability to make such weapons easily and on indigenous base .... ..i am not sure about the timing of the test. raghu

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Listener

Oct 17, 2014 03:18pm

@Saad - India won cricket world cup, while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India reached Mars, while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India is polio free, while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India growth rate about 5%, while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India got 34 billion $ investment from Japan, while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India achieved XXXXX, while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. Standard line...give me a break!!!

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rajput

Oct 17, 2014 03:19pm

@Saad pak is ranked 3 in weapon imports. Major aid budget goes in defense. Countries economy survives on aid , home 80 percent of polio cases, half of the population uneducated and radicalized and preaching us . Shame. Charity begins at home. INDIA believes in development in all spheres simultaneously . We don't believe in "friendship sweeter than honey and deeper than oceans ". WE ARE INDIANS WE BELIEVE IN OURSELVES . We would help our poor indian brothers to rise it will take time but not impossible . HELP YOUR SELF.

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Zain

Oct 17, 2014 03:21pm

@Saad HAHAHA Well Said , we ain't got food to eat , but we sure will test fire missiles that we never plan on using. Chak dey India LMAO

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Vinay

Oct 17, 2014 03:23pm

@Saad Jealousy is backhanded compliment, just loved it.

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Supernova

Oct 17, 2014 03:28pm

Pakistan already had developed Babur cruise missile in 2005 - India is catching up to us after 9 years!!

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Naeem Syed

Oct 17, 2014 03:34pm

India has made great strides this field but it is saddening to see that all this technology could have been used to better the lives of its people.

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Raja Farhat Abbas

Oct 17, 2014 03:35pm

@being human From the space junk you sent to Mars and this Missile its all copied don't kid yourself it has America and Russia written all over it.

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Indian

Oct 17, 2014 03:42pm

@ghanshyam Life is short. Learn to celebrate every moment worth celebrating.

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kamal maan

Oct 17, 2014 03:52pm

@Saad the emotions of hate damages ur 10000 gud cells of brain nd burn ur own blood n skin..we r happy that instead of concerning about ur own country u hv more concerns on indian poverty..but india will show u eradicating this like we did with polio nd u r responsible for 80% cases of polio in the world in this modern age.

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John

Oct 17, 2014 03:58pm

we all people in this world are creation of one supreme god and world is our beautiful home. Only few monster people want war for their personal gain, common people in india and pakistan want food cloth shelter and education not war.

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Oct 17, 2014 04:02pm

@supernova that's because india missile technology is indigenous developed while all P ask missiles are imported. Pak missiles have already been tested by China. All you need is a users manual.

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Human

Oct 17, 2014 04:02pm

@supernova: not pakistan specific at all..pak has acquired babur already but india want to be self reliant now. Also bigger news regarding new positioning satellite launch done tiday by india is not reported..

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Devils advocate

Oct 17, 2014 04:05pm

@Supernova Pakistan not developed but imported from China...

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Vaibhav Bhatt

Oct 17, 2014 04:08pm

@rasheed We wish Pakistan makes indigenous missiles, providing jobs to local pakistanis and not import it from China, All the best

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The supreme leader

Oct 17, 2014 04:09pm

@Supernova Do you really thinks we need to catch up with Pakistan. Its a missile testing, real news about our 3 rd GPS satellite is not published here. Check that out and then talk about catching up.

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being human

Oct 17, 2014 04:13pm

@Supernova india has supersonic cruise missile brahmos since 2006.

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Ahmed

Oct 17, 2014 04:21pm

did Pakistan launch a space mission?

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A Pakistani

Oct 17, 2014 04:23pm

Cool, we already test fired Babur cruise missile a good while ago.

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Rajesh Toprani

Oct 17, 2014 04:27pm

We can conduct as many tests as we want but China on one side and Pakistan on the other hand will only crush us! We are doing this because we are siding with the Yanks who treat their friends worse than the enemies!

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Oct 17, 2014 04:28pm

@Supernova It is indigenously developed missile not like reverse engineered tom hawk missile which Pakistan found in gulf war from America.

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AbbasToronto

Oct 17, 2014 04:30pm

Neocon Reaganomics/Thatcherism Military Industrial Complex is a cursed tree that bears fruit 30 years later in society divided into classes, debt, depression, despair. We are today tasting the fruits of what religious zealot Gen Zia planted in the 1980s. Money for the guns, but not for butter. With Hinduvta Modi on Zia’s path India will follow suit, only much worse because Hinduism is a religion embedded in Agrarian economy while Islam is a trading urban one that can recover from Zia’s mistakes. India can not from Modi’s. I hope Pakistanis do not respond with building their own cruise. At the height of Cold War, India’s star the Soviet Union had 3 times Nukes vs the rest, and just see what it did to the Russians who ended up starving in the street at one time.

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Usman

Oct 17, 2014 04:37pm

Its another failed test the 3rd one in a row. It uses Israeli navigation system while the missile is copied version of Soviet Raduga Kh-55.

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kuldesh

Oct 17, 2014 04:39pm

@Supernova babur missile was provided by china.but india had devoloped everything itself without the help of anybody.like moon and mars mission,its own gps system(being devoloped) ,nirbhay missile etc.

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kuldesh

Oct 17, 2014 04:42pm

@Sierrabrave indian gps system is being devoloped for indian military and space usage, not devolped for south asia .even china doesnt provide it gps access for others.

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rakesh

Oct 17, 2014 05:03pm

@A Pakistani paks babur is no match to indias nirbhay. just read the technical specifications of both the missiles in wikipedia. also paks babur was in response to india-russia brahmos cruise misslie. Babur is based on the BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile, after six Tomahawks crash-landed on Pakistani territory in 2001 during US airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan,[6] and its design seems to show this influence. The propulsion system appears to approximate that of BGM-109 Tomahawk according to videos of its launch.

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amit

Oct 17, 2014 05:08pm

@Supernova haha are you forgetting Brahmos(best cruise missile in the world) which we have since 2001 so don't compare

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Muhammad

Oct 17, 2014 05:10pm

@being human. Russians have a different take on this topic. Very sad india has time and again triggered a weapons race in the region.

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amit

Oct 17, 2014 05:11pm

@Usman your country's media is publishing it then how can you say that it's a failed mission. jealousy

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Muhammad

Oct 17, 2014 05:12pm

Good Job India, I can see you are trying to keep-up with Pakistan's cruise missile technology :)

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Tota Ram Verma

Oct 17, 2014 05:17pm

@Ahmed USA , Don't teach us where and how to spend the money ? this money is our hard earned money and we all know better than anyone else on this earth where to spend .. BTW this is not a money we got in terms of donation from other countries so no one has right to speak on this .

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Ikram

Oct 17, 2014 05:20pm

Congratulating over middle tests is congratulating over your own demise

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Akram

Oct 17, 2014 05:21pm

if its made by DRDO, it will cost 10 times the original budget, not follow any particular specification and fall apart when tested, eventually we will find its 99% made from foreign parts and only the name plate was made in india. There is a history of these kinds of projects from DRDO, and leopards never change their spots.

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Tota Ram Verma

Oct 17, 2014 05:24pm

@Asad Ali , good sense of humour.. BTW it is somewhat true vis-a-vis Pakistan.

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ROHIT PANDEY

Oct 17, 2014 05:26pm

@Muhammad Any idea when Pakistan is going to START work to match India's deep space exploration like a craft to Mars?:):):)

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satkela

Oct 17, 2014 05:30pm

Why do the pakistani have to believe that everything is being done targeting them. Containing paksitan is no longer our headache, its china. And indigenour development is a necesssity, because that would free us from more expensive imports, and arm twisting, over issues of trade. WE have launched our own navigation satellite, and we will have our own system like the GPS of america, and GLonass of russia. The navigation system is required to not only guide the missiles, but also the new generation tanks, and shells from the howitzers.

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being human

Oct 17, 2014 05:35pm

@Zak Pakistan may have cruise missiles but they are useless if you have to depend on US for their GPS satellites to control them whereas India is in the last leg of establishing their own GPS satellite system.

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pawankodan

Oct 17, 2014 05:38pm

Why have not u reported any news about our navigational satellite launched yesterday?

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being human

Oct 17, 2014 05:45pm

@Muhammad our arms race is with China and not Pakistan,we have long crossed that milestone and we have a lot of catching up to do with china.

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Salim A

Oct 17, 2014 05:50pm

Both Indians and Pakistanis are fools, developing these worthless weapons that do nothing to promote peace and stability. Neither of them are rich enough to give universal education, housing, healthcare and can barely feed their citizens. Yet they pursue such foolish endeavors to give these gorillas(political and military leaders along with tribal minded nationalists) to thump their chest over who can inflict more damage to the opposing side. Following the US in its stupidity of arming itself to the teeth while borrowing money from China is fools errand, that leave even a country like the US broke and behind in the years to come. I hope humans on earth come to their senses.

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Indian

Oct 17, 2014 06:02pm

@Listener- took an opportunity of adding some more points to your comment bro - India is upgrading its infrastructure,while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India has one of the prosperous Sofware hub,while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India has one of Pharmaceutical R&D center,while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. India is rapidly growing market,while over 800 million population lives below poverty line and without toilets. ! ! ! We have vision and we work towards it!

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tapastripathy

Oct 17, 2014 06:46pm

let me correct the verbal...range is 1000 to 1500 not 700km with nuclear warhead/ multiple traditional warheads. main thing is, it can use Indian own navigational satellite(IRNSS) avoid to jam the missile after launching. missile can travel 20 to 30 meter from sea level and accuracy within 10 to 15 meter (better than tomhawk missile). i proud to working in DRDO.....

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Mohammad Bhai ...

Oct 17, 2014 06:58pm

@Ahmed USA Your comments suits for pakistan not India. Check the stats and than speak.

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kamal maan

Oct 17, 2014 07:12pm

@Ahmed USA Security is important aspect for any nation.for proper security nation must b capable in arms techno.and why there is need for this type of missiles nd all??? U need to know..necessity is mother of invention. India has faced 5 wars,decades of sponcered terrorism for this to eradicate these evils, devils these weapons are necessary.. Not waste of money.

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Bharat

Oct 17, 2014 07:21pm

Slightly off topic but I always get amazed that Pakistan get every complex missiles tests a perfect launch in very first attempts while rest of world including China struggled to master it.Something amiss!!!. They have amazing missile technology and capability but cant send 10kg satellite to space.Request rational and logical person to think ver it .Also,please don't kill me for MOM mission by India as India has used same rocket which has success on 26 occasion before....

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Anil

Oct 17, 2014 07:24pm

@farah q It depends on good will and trust of that country amongst international comity of nations as also the UN

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Anil

Oct 17, 2014 07:25pm

@Zak Congrats

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Anil

Oct 17, 2014 07:26pm

@Ahmed USA That too is in progress at break neck speed after Modi government arrival

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Anil

Oct 17, 2014 07:27pm

@Omer It has been successfully tested once.

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Anil

Oct 17, 2014 07:28pm

@Hyder Congrats brother

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srd

Oct 17, 2014 08:05pm

@farah q No resposibility matters, faith matters... irresponsible nation such as north korea having nuke is dangerous for the men kind.... and we are authorised by nuclear suplier group to have nukes unlike ur country

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Gp65

Oct 17, 2014 08:07pm

@Ahmed USA For those so worried about how money should be spent on social purpose, India spends around $100 million on Hajj subsidy ( more than the Mars mission which you had also similarly criticized). Shod that also be stopped? By the way, having indigenous weapons, saves India foreign exchange which can be used to import food and reduce inflation. India would have loved to spend less on defense but learnt its lesson in 1962 and in wars with Pakistan. So given that certain weapons are needed anyway in the country's arsenal, better that they be made in India.

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Farooq Al pakistani

Oct 17, 2014 08:10pm

@Raja Farhat Abbas And all pakistani missiles are indigenous which is why we have our own satellite launcher for all our satellite launching needs which gets launched in china!!!

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Gp65

Oct 17, 2014 08:13pm

@Saad 800 million live below poverty line? Please provide reference for this absurd claim. Anyway no one denies India has many poor people. This is why Nehru wanted o invest less in defense and India paid a price in 1962. A credile deterrence must be maintained and if so, better that the arms are made in India.

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Someone

Oct 17, 2014 08:29pm

@Raja Farhat Abbas looks like you have magical eyes, you can read what is written on it even when you have never seen this missile.

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Someone

Oct 17, 2014 08:35pm

@AbbasToronto do you drive a taxi in toronto... Your comments really show how educated you are and your zero iq

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Listener

Oct 17, 2014 10:12pm

@Supernova - Cheating in exam will take only a weeks preparation but if you hard-work it takes a year !!!! I hope you understand the context ....

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ExaltedMan

Oct 17, 2014 10:50pm

@farah q No, N. Korea is rugged state, and that's why !!!

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ExaltedMan

Oct 17, 2014 11:00pm

@Zain India is Asia's third largest economy, and what is Pakistan's position? Hint:- look towards the bottom of the list !!!

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Focus

Oct 17, 2014 11:15pm

@Zak I hope your made in China railway engines are working properly....

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Rajgopal

Oct 17, 2014 11:19pm

@Vishnu Sharma Nonsense. India will never be a destructor

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Rajgopal

Oct 17, 2014 11:39pm

@Supernova Please go to Mars or Moon, I assure you will know why India did this after Pakistan.

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Anil

Oct 18, 2014 06:23am

@AbbasToronto Sir, at present only 14% of India's GDP comes from agriculture! over 52% from skill based services and only remaining 34 %from manufacturing sector . India's trade includes sale of high technology IT services, products and also sale of services of launch of Japanese,German and Singaporean satellites. We are biggest trading partner of the US.By no stretch of imagination, Indian economy is a solely agrarian economy.If you have doubt, kindly refer to last year's economic survey or Union budget, easily available by searching in google. By the way if you are able to confirm what I said, will you reply on this very site.

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Arvind

Oct 18, 2014 11:02am

@Akram Its Indian Version of TomHawk Cruise missile , using own Navigation system INRSS INDIA needsto develop weapons to balance China

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Kishdg

Oct 18, 2014 03:02pm

One thing to say... Maintaining nuclear missiles are too expensive and with the bad economy its too difficult to maintain it for pakistan... Those missiles that pak has the oldest ones which was rejected by the countries which was given to pakistan and they have adopted technically higher variants. Better take care of it as it may get blast in your country itself... One doubt,,, Countries like US, Russia, China, India has failed in most of the cases in their first attempt. How can pakistan did it on first attempt. First built better "railway engines" of your own instead of begging with china and india....

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Goggy

Oct 18, 2014 03:35pm

@Ahmed USA The million dollars spent were hard earned by govt and people of india. The million dollars spent were not taken as a loan from IMF or world bank.

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Goggy

Oct 18, 2014 03:42pm

@Saad Enough of toilet jokes man.... Grow up and realise the facts.

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jat

Oct 18, 2014 06:51pm

@Raj Singh it's funny that you can use internet but don't know that India on it's own didn't make cruise missile. Russia and USA is been selling India obsolete arms. Where as China and Pakistan relays on reverse technology.

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jat

Oct 18, 2014 07:04pm

@ROHIT PANDEY it's been there since 90's probably you were in liquid form then ;)

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rajan

Oct 18, 2014 10:07pm

@farah q.....my friend,,!! intention matters....we do inventions only for peaceful future so that our future generations could be sustained

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Qamar

Oct 19, 2014 02:24am

@Sam, Did China and Ukrain told you all this?

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Sachin

Oct 19, 2014 10:40am

@Saad As if situation in Pakistan is excellent. Pakistans sole binding theme is Anti India.... Even if good things are appreciated by entire world not a single Pakistani will appreciate.

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Vijay

Oct 19, 2014 11:10am

Let's stop this madness and work towards peace with neighbors. Lets's work towards providing food, education, clean water, electricity, and employment to our people in India and Pakistan.

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sachin hajare

Oct 19, 2014 01:32pm

@Zak ok :p

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Oct 20, 2014 05:37am

@Zak Ya I guess Pak has no hungry people?.. Last I checked Pak was still 8 steps lower in HDI despite lower population. The limited number of donated missiles can only do so much don't jump with joy on those reverse engineered Chinese toys with unpredictable cep...

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Oct 20, 2014 05:48am

@Shah Because there is no fun in testing Chinese imported missiles every other day given that they are already limited in numbers and they cost millions... Which is why your tests never fail...

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Abhijeet

Oct 20, 2014 06:36am

@zak grapes are always sour

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Oct 20, 2014 06:57am

@Usman Do you know how to read? It wasn't a failure. It was successful, BTW Kh-55 range is 2500km with totally different navigation system based on doppler radar and terrain maps. Where as Nirbhay is around 1000km range with laser gyroscope as navigation and loitering capability which the russian missile does not have. Just because you use Chinese missiles and do a paint job does not mean everyone does the same.

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Abhijeet

Oct 20, 2014 07:03am

@zak You seem to be very confident about the accuracy, were those missiles tested in your backyard? Hope you understand what I mean

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BILLALLA!

Oct 20, 2014 07:16am

@Zain: Truth is: If India is invaded AGAIN, the miilions of its poor will be even worse off -- maybe Jizya could return? India's missiles are meant to stop the invasions (please count) for good and for the good of the poor, too!

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BILLALLA!

Oct 20, 2014 07:18am

@Zain: Also, please keep laughing from YA there!

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BILLALLA!

Oct 20, 2014 07:20am

@Naeem Syed: Rubbish!Tell the US, your biggest aid doner, to help its OWN POOR and SICK before coming to your assistance with US $$$! Go ahead!

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BILLALLA!

Oct 20, 2014 07:22am

@Naeem Syed: Sour grapes?

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BILLALLA!

Oct 20, 2014 07:27am

@Muhammad : Honestly, this is a continuation of the game "Beggar thy Neighbour". Don't ask me who started it and fed it to this stage! It is a "game" of attrition. One ref : The Cold War! U Ultimately, it is about survival as a people and nation.

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