India successfully test-fired Agni-5 Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The launch was carried out under the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). 

• SFC forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority and is responsible for the management and administration of the country's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.

About Agni-5

• It is a Nuclear-capable Surface-to-SurfaceBallistic Missile (SSBM) and is powered by a three-stage solid fuel engine. 
• Range: Over 5,000 km.
• Developer: Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  • Agni is one of the five missile types developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
    • Other missiles developed under IGMDP include Prithvi, Trishul, Nag and Akash. 
• Significance: Places India among few nations (US, Russia, China, France) with Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV)-capable IRBMs.

• SLINEX: Indian Naval Ships INS Rana (a Guided Missile Destroyer) and INS Jyoti (Fleet Tanker) arrived at Colombo to participate in the 12th edition of Sri Lanka India Naval Exercise (SLINEX-25).
  • Bilateral naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka started in 2005.