Countries in South Asia should make efforts for peace: China

It condemned the nuclear tests conducted by India and by Pakistan and asked the two countries to refrain from further nuclear tests. China said on Thursday that all countries in South Asia should make efforts to maintain peace, security and stability in the region as it reacted to media reports on India's plan to test nuclear-capable ICBM Agni-V ballistic missile, which has a range of 5,000 kms. "Maintaining peace, security and stability in South Asia means the common interest of all," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here, replying to a question about reports that India…