Prithvi missile - India has successfully tested a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, according to defence officials. The Prithvi missile was launched from Chandipur in the eastern state of Orissa into the Bay of Bengal at 0955 local time (0425 GMT). It was part of an air defence exercise, and more trials are expected in the coming weeks, the defence sources said. The test comes three days after a missile was tested by Pakistan. The two countries recently announced they would prepare a deal to limit the risk of an inadvertent nuclear conflict. The two sides met in the Indian capital, Delhi, last week for peace talks, the first between the South Asian neighbours since July's train bombings in Mumbai (Bombay).