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Saudi Arabia and the UAE recently experienced fresh missile and drone attacks.
An Indian national was wounded in Abu Dhabi due to debris from an intercepted ballistic missile.
These incidents underscore the ongoing volatile security situation in the Gulf region.
The attacks are often linked to the protracted conflict in Yemen involving Houthi rebels.
India maintains strong diplomatic and economic ties with Gulf nations, necessitating a careful foreign policy approach to regional conflicts and ensuring the safety of its diaspora.
The Gulf region is a primary source of crude oil and natural gas for India. Instability directly impacts global energy markets and India's energy security.
The safety and well-being of millions of Indian expatriates working in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are a constant concern for the Indian government.
GS-II: International Relations (India and its neighborhood relations, Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests), GS-III: Security (Challenges to internal security through external state and non-state actors).
General Awareness (Current Affairs, Geography of Middle East, International Organizations).
General Knowledge (Geopolitics, International Conflicts, Military Technology - Ballistic Missiles).
General Awareness (Current Events, World Geography).
Medium - High (Regional conflicts with Indian implications are frequently tested)
An Islamist political and military organization that emerged in northern Yemen in the 1990s, currently controlling much of northern Yemen and its capital, Sana'a.
A missile with a ballistic trajectory over most of its flight, typically launched from the ground and designed to deliver a warhead to a distant target.
A military intervention in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and its allies, aimed at restoring the internationally recognized Yemeni government against the Houthi movement.