China’s SLBM Test Raises Strategic Alarm For India Amid Expanding Nuclear Deterrence

China’s test launch of a submarine‑launched ballistic missile into the South Pacific on 6 July 2026 has raised alarms far beyond the immediate region, Ravi Shankar of Bharat Shakti reported.For India, defence experts argue, the development signals a decisive shift in Beijing’s maritime nuclear posture that could intensify strategic competition across the Indian Ocean and widen the capability gap
China’s test launch of a submarine‑launched ballistic missile into the South Pacific on 6 July 2026 has raised alarms far beyond the immediate region, Ravi Shankar of Bharat Shakti reported.For India, defence experts argue, the development signals a decisive shift in Beijing’s maritime nuclear posture that could intensify strategic competition across the Indian Ocean and widen the capability gap
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