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Agni-P, a medium-range ballistic missile with a strike range of 1,000-2,000 km, has been successfully flight-tested in Odisha. Here is everything you need to know

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The test-firing was carried around 7:50 PM from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha

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Its 5,000-kilometre range allows it to deliver a nuclear payload anywhere in China

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