Part of International Relations — Global Issues. Common notes for UPSC Mains GS-II.
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📌 Background & Key Features
Background: Civil war since 2014 between the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and the internationally recognised government (backed by a Saudi-led coalition); Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping since 2023 have directly disrupted global trade routes.
2025-26 dynamics: Continued regional volatility (Iran-Israel war fallout, UAE’s reported pullback from parts of Yemen) keeps the conflict entangled with the broader "Slowdown in West Asia" theme (Part 3.5), particularly via Red Sea/Bab-el-Mandeb shipping security — a route critical to India’s westward trade.
