India has developed missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing the country on par with an elite group of few nations. The shield, developed by Defence Research Development Organisation has been tested successfully. With this an incoming ballistic missile with the range of up to 2,000 kms can be destroyed.

Talking to PTI in New Delhi, DRDO chief VK Saraswat said the Ballistic Missile Defence shield is now mature and are ready to put phase one in place and it can be put in very short time.