Recently, China questioned India's missile programme citing United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution passed in 1998.
What is Agni-V?
Agni-V is a Indian nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile is believed to have a range of around 5,000 to 8,000 km. It is a three-stage, road-mobile and solid-fueled missile which is transported by a truck and launched via a canister. Its first flight was conducted in 2012.
What are Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles?
Intercontinental ballistic missile is a missile with a minimum range of 5,500 kilometres. primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery. Similarly, conventional, chemical, and biological weapons can also be delivered with varying effectiveness, but have never been deployed on ICBMs. Most modern designs support multiple independently target able reentry vehicles (MIRVs), allowing a single missile to carry several warheads, each of which can strike a different target.
1998 UNSC resolution 1172:
United Nations Security Council resolution 1172, adopted unanimously on 6 June 1998, after hearing of nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan in May 1998, the Council condemned the tests and demanded that both countries refrain from engaging in further tests.
During that resolution all the 15 members of UNSC voted for the 1172 resolution, none of them voted against the resolution and none abstained.
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