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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. What is the name of the new generation medium-range ballistic missile, which was recently test-fired? Notes: India test-fired indigenously developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ (Agni-P) from the Odisha coast.

Detailed explanation-2: -Agni-V is a solid fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. It will greatly expand India’s reach to strike targets more than 7,000 km away.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s successful Agni-5 tests a warning to China? Here’s all about the ballistic missile. The Defence Ministry successfully tested Agni-5 yesterday from Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha.

Detailed explanation-4: -In June, India successfully carried out a night launch of the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile, in a boost to India’s military capabilities. Following the test, the defence ministry had said that it reaffirmed India’s policy of having a ‘credible minimum deterrence capability.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Agni-5 is an ingeniously built advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).