The International Seabed Authority (ISA) signed a contract on the exploration of polymetallic sulphides submitted with the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) in November 2011. Surprisingly, the event has been hyped as an addition to the “China threat” by critics with ulterior motives. They say China is extending its tentacles into the Indian Ocean, challenging the oceanic interests of India. These accusations are both ignorant and absurd.