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"As part of mandatory requirement prior to accord Bulk Production Clearance (BPC), a joint team of Indian Army, IAF and ADRDE conducted validation Trials at Agra today, on two systems, which were dropped from IL76 ac from an altitude of 600 mtrs at 280 kmph speed. The store landed safely with the help of a cluster of five large size parachutes (750 sqm each)," according to a release by DRDO. 

These moves in Kashmir will add more tensions to already strained ties between India and China. According to experts, "Exploiting India's vulnerabilities is an essential element of China's "contain India" policy."

China joins Russia and the US after an upgraded version of the Chinese J-20B stealth fighter jet formally entered mass production. This poses a big risk for neighbours like India, Japan and other ASEAN nations.

As China looks to disengage with India, Beijing is engaged in massive conflict with the US. In recent years, China has been assertive in consolidating jurisdictional claims, expanding the military reach and rejecting claims of other states through coercive diplomacy.

Despite heavy investments by China, Balochistan toils in poverty and remains largely underdeveloped. The recent decision by Pakistan to allow a Chinese mining company to extend its lease for another 15 years has been met with anger.