Houthi advances puts India and global trade closer to the edge

A prolonged disruption would therefore affect India not merely through the cost of imports but also through the economics of one of its important export markets. Videos and photographs appeared to show Houthi fighters with US-manufactured Oshkosh M-ATV armored vehicles that had been supplied to Saudi-backed Yemeni forces. Much of the most dramatic material originates from Houthi sources or their supporters, ridiculed as photoshop experts by western analysts.Still, reports of Houthi success have alarmed some experts in Washington. Drones and relatively inexpensive missiles can force heavily armed commercial vessels to alter their routes, while the threat itself can raise insurance and shipping costs. Control of territory around Bab el-Mandeb Strait and its approaches gives them a much stronger position from which to monitor, threaten and potentially disrupt shipping.

Source: Times of India September 11, 2026 15:47 UTC