India’s recent testing of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile came on the heels of failed military and diplomatic talks between India and China, as well as reports of a hypersonic missile test by the Chinese regime. But experts told The Epoch Times that India’s test-fire was not a retaliatory response to the regime’s recent actions. Agni-5 Capabilities Animesh Roul, executive director of the New Delhi-based Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict, said this was not the first time India test-fired an Agni-5 surface-to-surface ballistic missile. In 2012, 2013, and 2018, the Agni-5 was tested several times. “However, the Oct. 27 test at Odisha coast’s Abdul Kalam Island was the first trial of the missile by the Strategic Forces Command that deploys India’s nuclear arsenal,” he said. This confirms that Agni-5 nuclear-capable missiles could be quickly deployed from strategic locations in India, Roul added. The missile test was also …