Dr. Jitendra Singh recalled the devastating tsunami that claimed over 230,000 lives globally, including 10,749 in India.

"The Indian Ocean promises tremendous potential reserves ... waters as it has not ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the agreement which led to the creation of the ISA.

It was Prof Mahmood Kooria’s keen interest in the medieval Indian Ocean world that led to studies which shed light on the role played by Islamic law in transforming the economy, politics and culture ...

Parts of the world are marking the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 2004.

Banlue Choosin has been monitoring the seas around Thailand's southern Phang Nga province for signs of abnormality for nearly two decades.