Agni – II uses solid propellant in both
of its two stages.
They are claimed to be a part of the "credible
deterrence" against China and Pakistan.
India stated that its nuclear and missile development
programmes are not Pakistan-centric, that
the Pakistani threat is only a marginal factor in New
Delhi's security calculus, and that Agni is at the heart of
deterrence in the larger context of Sino-Indian
equation.
The 2000 km range nuclear weapon capable missile,
already inducted into country's arsenal, was successfully
launched on 9 August 2012.
India on 7 April 2013 conducted its
latest test of its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic
ballistic missile from a missile testing range in Odisha.
