120 tactical missiles would allegedly be stationed on India’s borders with China and Pakistan, according to reports. The Indian administration has rejected to allow a parliamentary discussion of the subject.
Defense analysts think that PM Narendra Modi’s declaration may be a response to domestic opposition claims that he was too timid in the face of purported Chinese aggression.
The locally designed Pralay missile is a canister-launched, short-range, surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile.
Due to its capacity to alter its course, it can attack targets up to 500 km away and is challenging to intercept. It is reported to be based on the Indian ballistic missile Prithvi and has frequently been likened to the Russian Iskander missile.
According to reports, the Pralay missile would provide the Indian Army the ability to attack Chinese military installations and infrastructure with dual purposes on the Tibetan Plateau.
However, it should be emphasised that the Pralay missile has only been used in two tests so far, and it will probably take a few years before it is put into use since mobile platforms would need to be created to support it.
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