TOKYO -- The next major geopolitical tug-of-war could take place in the Earth's watery depths, with countries and companies looking to gain the edge in deep-sea mining.
Smaller states establishing outsized leverage in the Indian Ocean

Deep-sea mining generally refers to extraction activities at depths greater than 200 meters.
TOKYO -- The next major geopolitical tug-of-war could take place in the Earth's watery depths, with countries and companies looking to gain the edge in deep-sea mining.