Comparable to China DF-31?
DRTROLL is in the league of its own. The BS of this Dr Chanda is off the charts!
Let’s see,
--DRTROLL has no clue whatsoever on hyper speed re-entry design tech AND related complex material tech based on many sectors of very advanced heavy industry, of which India has close to zero.
--DRTROLL has no clue whatsoever on miniature tech, which took US Russia and China decades to master. In fact DRTROLL is not even at the 101 entry level.
--DRTROLL has no clue whatsoever on advanced guidance system design tech AND manufacturing tech.
--DRTROLL has no clue whatsoever on advance fuel tech that beyond primitive 1st gen fuel.
Agni V, DRTROLL’s best, is capability-wise similar to China’s long-retired DF 5 which was deployed in 70s and 80s…even so Agni V & DF 5 are not direct comparable , because:
…DF-5 was tested countless times, accurate, reliable, decades in service, hence proven. It was designed and manufactured by and in China, every bit of it.
...while Agni V, however, is still in trial stage let alone being proven reliable yet.
…moreover, ALL important technologies of Agni V are designed by AND imported from Russia (you wonder why Agni project is so expansive? Because it buys from Russia. Of course expansive) , that include beyong primittive 1st gen fuel, all mission-critical super hard alloys , all mission-critical super high temp alloys, the mission-critical laser gyro guidance system, more advanced materials for making 2nd and 3rd stages rocket shells to avoid melting, etc. just to name a few.
India’s missile tech (advanced knowhow, design, manufacturing, reliability, capability) is AT LEAST 30 years behind China, considering most of Agni V tech are bought directly from Russia.
The real gap however, All (from a to z) made-in-India Vs All (from a to z) made-in-China, is more likely to be 40 years to half a century!
Comparing Agni V to DF-31 is like comparing a foreign TOT-ed 3-wheel tuktuk, that is still at trial stage
, to a German-made Audi running on autobahns for years.