Amid questions over functioning of Navy in the backdrop of mishaps, it has come to light that the maritime force had been alerting the government since 2008 about the falling strength of its submarine fleet and pressing the need for bolstering its capabilities. When a different kind of theatre was unfolding in the Ministry of Defence, our navy was following a motto that is "the show must go on". Enjoy some really thrilling pics of Tropex, a month long exercise, involving 60 warships and 75 aircraft and spread over all three dimension--air, surface and underwater across Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.