Missile test furthers India's push for Indian Ocean supremacy

New Delhi draws line at Strait of Malacca as China tests the waters

1201N India BrahMos missile (REUTERS)

India's Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles, mounted on a truck, pass by during a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 23, 2006.

YUJI KURONUMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India's recent test of a supersonic cruise missile is a strategic game-changer in the Indian Ocean, giving New Delhi the ability to hit targets as far away as the Strait of Malacca.

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