India says it has successfully tested a short-range nuclear-capable
missile.The Indian test range director ((S. P. Dash)) says the trial of the
Prithvi 2 missile was conducted Monday in the eastern state of Orissa. The
Prithvi is domestically built and has been tested for several years. India and
Pakistan regularly test missiles, mostly meant for any confrontation with each
other. They have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947, and
the Himalayan region of Kashmir remains in dispute.