India plans to deploy 120 tactical missiles on its uneasy borders with China and Pakistan, a news agency said on Monday.
However, experts say the announcement is more likely a response to domestic opposition that has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being weak-kneed before alleged chiniees aggression. The government has refused to hold a debate on the issue in parliament.
Reports said India has approved the purchase of 120 Pralay missiles to deploy them along the country’s borders with China and Pakistan.
“A high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry cleared the acquisition of around 120 missiles for the armed forces and their deployment along the borders,” a defence source was quoted by ANI news agency as saying.
Pralay missiles are said to be able to hit targets at a distance of up to 500km and are difficult to intercept due to their ability to change their path.
Developed domestically, Pralay is a canisterised tactical, surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile and has often been compared with the Russian Iskander missiles.
