NEW DELHI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Trying to put an end to all doubts about India's nuclear capability, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of India Tuesday said that India is self-sufficient and capable in terms of deterrence.

    "In terms of deterrence, India has the capability, which it needs to have. Any deterrence is the function of what is the threat against which you are creating it and in that particular aspect, we are totally self-sufficient. India's deterrence capabilities are fully safe and all the infrastructure required is also in place," DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat told media in the national capital.

    "In terms of capability, what matters is the efficacy of your deterrence and not the numbers I can assure you that in terms of efficacy, we are at par with whatever adversaries we are looking at," he said in response to questions about the doubts raised by the country's two nuclear scientists K. Santhanam and P.K. Iyengar.

    Santhanam, who coordinated the Pokhran II tests, in August claimed that the only thermonuclear device tested was a "fizzle" that is it failed to meet the desired yield. Iyengar had supported his claims.

India tests ship-based short-range ballistic missile

    NEW DELHI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- India tested a short-range ballistic missile from a ship in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday, said the Defense Ministry sources.

    The Dhanush missile was launched at 11:31 a.m. from the warship INS Subhadra anchored on the Bay of Bengal, more than 30 nautical miles off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa , said an official from the Defense Ministry. Full story