The Indian military has released a video showing its "combat launch" of a long-range cruise missile amid tensions with its nuclear-armed rivals, China and Pakistan.

Newsweek has emailed the Chinese and Pakistani foreign ministries for comment.

Why It Matters

Tensions between India and Pakistan remain high after the two neighbors—armed with about 180 and 170 nuclear warheads , respectively—fought a brief conventional war in May. Meanwhile, India and China have yet to settle their "complicated" border dispute after a deadly clash in June 2020.

The Indian military routinely conducts missile test launches, including nuclear-capable ballistic missiles , over the Indian Ocean —a region considered to be New Delhi's sphere of influence—to verify their capabilities. Before the

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