Few Critics of India Missile Test Unlike N. Korea

By RAVI NESSMAN / AP WRITER

The Agni-V rocket launch in India on Thursday. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)

NEW DELHI―India’s successful test of a powerful new missile that can carry nuclear weapons to Beijing caused barely a ripple―even in China―just days after North Korea was globally vilified for a failed rocket launch.
The vastly different responses show the world has grown to accept India as a responsible and stable nuclear power, while shunning North Korea as a pariah.
“It’s not the spear, but who holds the spear that matters,” said Rahul Bedi, a defense analyst in India. “North Korea is a condemned nation. It’s a pariah country. Its record of breaking nuclear agreements is well known. India has emerged in that sense as a fairly responsible country.”...Read here...