NEW DELHI: India Monday testfired two nuclear capable short range ballistic missiles Prithvi 2 from Chandipur in the eastern Indian state of Orissa's Balasore district, Defense Ministry sources said.

In this Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 file photograph, Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel march past short-range Prithvi ballistic missile at the IAF Day Parade in New Delhi, India. [Agencies]

The highly sophisticated surface-to-surface Prithvi 2 missile has a range of 350 km and is a tactical ballistic missile developed by India's Defense Research and Development Organization under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.