If India Makes More ICBMs, Beijing Will Help Pakistan Respond - media

BELGRADE - After India completed testing on Monday of its newest ballistic missile variant, China warned New Delhi that if long-range missile development continues, Beijing would help Pakistan, an "all-weather friend," do the same.

In an editorial, China's state-run Global Times wrote, "If the UN Security Council has no objection over (inter-continental ballistic missiles), let it be. The range of Pakistan's nuclear missiles will also see an increase," according to the Times of India.

The comment came following New Delhi's sixth and reportedly final test of the Agni-IV ICBM, developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation, featuring nuclear capabilities and a strike range of 4000 km. The sophisticated surface-to-surface missile is also equipped with a fifth-generation on-board computer and can handle temperatures of over 4,000 degrees centigrade.