India has had military and political differences with neighboring China and Pakistan for the past half-century. Such continuous confrontations have led the Indian Navy to heavily invest in its nuclear deterrent capabilities.The Arihant-class submarines were conceived as part of the Advanced Technology Vessel project launched to bolster the combat prowess of the Indian Navy.Powered by a state-of-the-art reactor that allows the submarine to reach speeds of up to 30 knots and impressive dive depths, the Arihant-class submarines are underwater beasts not to be reckoned with.Armed with over 30 torpedoes and a dozen K-15 Sagarika missiles with a range of 1,900 kilometers, the Indian Navy means business, especially after it announced its surprising production plans…