ISBN: 9788193015933. OCLC: 1441752340.

This review presents the marine minerals in the Indian ocean, and how future may shape due to increasing interest to get potential area for seafloor sulphide in particular, and mining of manganese nodules. this marine mining desire shall certainly lead to competition, sign of which are visible. it is my hope that present synthesis would benefits those interested in the Indian ocean. We look forward to Indian ocean remaining a zone of peace."

The analysis in this monograph looks at the currently on-going projects in areas beyond national Jurisdiction (abnJ). these are waters under the supervision of the international Seabed authority which also oversees exploration activities that are currently taking place in the exclusive economic Zone (eeZ) of individual states. projects are defined as licenced exploration and exploitation activities aimed at deep-sea minerals. unCloS was accepted in November 2004 and India ratified it in June 2005