Overt and Covert

There was not a better heading which I could think of for this post. India's credulous nature has always led others to take advantage of her, but then are we really taken advantage of? AGNI-III they said has been not successful, but then do we have any proof except media, which lends credence to this theory? India, we all agree has been the cynosure off all eyes, but then I believe that every measure both overt and covert has been taken. India's self protection date back to the late 40's when Nehru said, "As long as the world is constituted as it is, every country will have to devise and use the latest devices for its protection. I have no doubt India will develop her scientific researches and I hope Indian scientists will use the atomic force for constructive purposes. But if India is threatened, she will inevitably try to defend herself by all means at her disposal."
This sentence shows us that India would never bow down to anyone’s pressure and rise as a nation when it has to prove its worth. India maintains a "no-first-use" "minimum nuclear deterrent," nuclear policy in the event of war as enunciated in its Nuclear Doctrine, released in 1999. India has always surprised the world in terms of power, the last surprise though dated 8 years back when they tested their second Nuke at Pokhran.
India tested its most advanced ballistic missile. The launch was perfect, but in between it developed a technical snag, and dropped short of its target. All eyes are on North Korea who few days back tested their intercontinental Ballistic missile and this Test went unnoticed by the International Media, and even if it was noticed, it was not covered properly. In India this was overshadowed by the small riots in Mumbai, with a political party going on a rampage.
As if Agni III crash was not sufficient for the Indian, Insat 4c launch also failed. The main reason though for both have not been open. For the failure of Agni-III many reasons are being said, the main reason for this failure is till not known. The whole point now being debated upon is, if the concerned authority new of the various technical drawbacks, why was the missile test fired?
The important point here is that even though China has an advanced missile program, a successful launch of this missile would have definitely added into the Indian arsenal, a shield against the various threats and a sword to strike deep into the Eastern Asian subcontinent. This would have definitely filled the gap of the huge vacuum in the Indian arsenal, when compared with China, and also the world would have witnessed the acme of India's collection. Its time now that India should increase the tests, and the media rather than a castigation of her tests, should try to support her.