India and Pakistan in tit-for-tat missile tests

INDIA test-fired a short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon yesterday, and neighbour Pakistan immediately announced it had tested a similar missile.

The nuclear-armed rivals often conduct such tit-for-tat tests of missiles capable of reaching parts of the other’s territory.

The launches came as India repeated assertions that Pakistan was to blame for the recent massacre of 24 Hindus in Kashmir, the Himalayan province claimed by both South Asian rivals.