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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport disrupt Indian flights
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Riyadh airport hit, Indian flights cancelled: the Houthi-Yemen-Iran link GS2 West Asia answers need
Houthi attacks on Saudi airports hit Indian flights and prompt an advisory.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed strikes on Riyadh airport and other Saudi sites, and civil defence said shrapnel damaged a kindergarten and a medical complex in the Saudi capital.
The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia advised Indians to stay indoors, and Air India and IndiGo cancelled or diverted Riyadh flights.
The Houthis are an Iran-aligned group, and Yemen has become the most active front of the West Asia war in recent weeks.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Yemen's Houthis claimed strikes on Riyadh airport and other Saudi sites
- The Houthis are an Iran-aligned group controlling large parts of Yemen, including Sanaa
- The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia advised Indians to stay indoors
- Air India and IndiGo cancelled or diverted Riyadh flights
- Yemen has become the most active front of the West Asia war in recent weeks
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How the exam will ask it
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- The Houthi movement is an Iran-aligned group based in Yemen and controls the capital Sanaa.
- Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia, which borders Yemen to the north.
- Embassies issue advisories to protect nationals abroad; evacuation and safety of the diaspora fall under the Ministry of External Affairs.
മെയിൻസ്
GS2 (International Relations): the West Asia conflict is spreading to Yemen, where Iran-aligned Houthi strikes on Saudi airports have hit Indian flights and diaspora safety. India's response rests on embassy advisories, consular support and balanced ties with Saudi Arabia and Iran. The way forward is contingency evacuation planning, diplomatic de-escalation and protecting energy and air-connectivity interests.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Houthi movement, which claimed missile and drone strikes on Riyadh airport, is based in which country?
- Syria
- Iraq
- Oman
- Yemen
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: D — Correct: Yemen — The Houthis, an Iran-aligned group, control large parts of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. • Syria — wrong: Syria is not the Houthi base; the group's strongholds are in northern and western Yemen. • Iraq — wrong: Iraq hosts other Iran-aligned militias, but the Houthis are not an Iraqi group. • Oman — wrong: Oman borders Yemen and often mediates, but it is not where the Houthis are based.
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