India tests missile days after nuclear talks AFP BHUBANESHWAR, India – India yesterday tested a short range variant of its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni missile from a testing site off the country’s east coast, a defence official said. The homegrown missile, with a strike range of 700 kilometres, was tested from a mobile launcher at Wheeler Island off the coast of eastern Orissa state, the official said. The missile, one of the variants of the Agni (Fire) series, can carry a one-tonne payload. Defence Ministry spokesman Amitabh Chakravarty in New Delhi described the test as “a perfect launch”. The test...