Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari has since left for home after successful conclusion of the Indian Ocean Rim Association summit at Jakarta. Earlier, India and 20 other countries adopted a declaration on countering terrorism and an Action Plan in the summit. <br/><br/>The Concord outlined a number of areas for cooperation which include maritime safety and security, trade and investment, sustainable and responsible fisheries, disaster management and tourism and culture. The member states also vowed to cooperate closely to exploit the maritime region for economic benefits. <br/><br/>Addressing the 1st IORA Leaders' Summit, Vice president Mohammed Hamid Ansari said that Indian Ocean Rim Association should show zero tolerance towards state sponsored terrorism. He expressed India's commitment in tackling terrorism. He urged leaders of IORA to help each other by sharing intelligence, and to secure cyberspace to minimize use of Internet and social media for terrorist activities.Mr Ansari reiterated India commitment to work with other members to realize the region's untapped potential and ensure that the Indian Ocean becomes a zone of prosperity and harmony.<br/><br/>To boost the academic activity and research, Mr Ansari proposed to set up IORA Centre of excellence, ICE, in India. The Centre would help pool resources from member states to boost further co operation. The ICE will provide academics and researchers access to a collective source of data and resource material.