China’s Malacca Dilemma Explained: Can India Really Threaten Beijing’s Sea Routes?
On 26 January 2026, a squat missile canister rolled down Kartavya Path on a twelve-wheeled launcher, and most of the crowd watching the Republic Day parade had no idea what it was. The Defence Research and Development Organisation called it the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile. Range in excess of 1,500 kilometres. A hypersonic glide vehicle…