Pic Courtesy-DRDO, Govt of India Last week proved to be a crowning jewel for India with India successfully test firing ICBM Agni-5 for the second time. Agni-5 propels India into the exclusive club of nations having ICBM capability, the others being USA, Russia, Britain, France and China. On the onset, let me congratulate the Indian scientists on this remarkable achievement. Now Agni-5 has been widely seen as a game changer in the security calculus of Asia. It is because for the first time, the entire China falls with in the range of this missile which will prove to be an effective deterrence against India. Agni-5 incorporates several new and advanced technology that will be incorporated into newer missile systems in times to come. First there was ambiguity as to the designation of the Agni-5 with India choosing to tag it as Long Range Ballistic Missile (LRBM). But all doubts has been laid to rest with India conforming that Agni-5 is an ICBM meaning, it can travel in excess of 5