Editor's View: Order released from Riyadh Blow up: UAE ship flies after target locked, civil war in the Gulf could ignite petrol and diesel, 89 lakh Indians are betel nut in the middle of the needle

Did you know that the price of petrol that you buy in your car or bike today will increase or decrease is located at a small port in Yemen, 3000 km from Gujarat? If there is a movement in the Gulf countries, the price of petrol will go up to 150 or 200 liters! Hutu rebels are camping in the Red Sea, which accounts for 12 percent of the world's trade, and are bombing ships and missiles. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which fought together to stop it, are today separated and are releasing missiles. It is important for us to understand the civil war that has erupted between the Gulf countries because about 89 lakh Indians are employed, doing business or labor in the Arab country. If this fight is not stopped, it can have a direct impact on your pocket and mine. So let's talk in detail about the Houthis' camp and the UAE-Saudi war. Namaskar. First of all, let's understand from the map of the world where the upheaval has occurred. This is an oil reserve area of 3,000 km from Gujarat. Where two powerful countries are Saudi Arabia and UAE. The Houthis are terrorizing the Reds. Below Saudi Arabia is Yemen. Saudi Arabia has attacked a UAE ship at the port of Mukala on its southern coast. There was a time when the countries that came face to face were Jai-Veeru. Let's start with the Red Sea. This is the sea through which most of the world's trade passes. Hu rebels have been camping here for decades. The Iran-backed Houthis carried out such attacks on ships during the Israeli-Hamas war that the whole world was shaken. Saudi Arabia and the UAE fought a war for years together in 2015 to stop them. But today the situation is such that the Houthis are still there, but the guards who are out to defeat them have become thirsty for each other's blood. Due to this, the turbulence in the Gulf was the night of December 30, 2025. Yemen's Al Mukala port was quiet. Two ships from Fujairah, UAE were secretly unloading weapons. The radar tracking system of these ships was also switched off to avoid Saudi surveillance. Who were these weapons for? It was for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), an organization that wants to break up Yemen and is supported by the UAE. The order came from Riyadh to 'blow up' but the eyes of Saudi spies were sharp. I realised something was wrong. The order from Riyadh was issued – 'Blow up the shipment'. Within minutes, Saudi Arabia's F-15 fighter jets roared in the sky and turned the UAE's weapons ships to ashes. This was not just the destruction of weapons, but a direct warning from Saudi Arabia to the UAE that 'Yemen is our courtyard, not a leaf will move here without our consent.' This enmity between Saudi Arabia and the UAE did not happen overnight. When the Houthis unleashed terror in Yemen in 2015, Saudi Crown Prince MBS and UAE's King MBZ were like brothers. He launched Operation Decisive Storm to dust off the Houthis. Saudi bombs were dropped from the sky and the UAE was landing troops on the ground. The Houthis benefited from the Saudi-UAE conflict but the game changed in 2019. The UAE realised that it was impossible to defeat the Houthis. He withdrew the army to improve his international image and stop wasting money. The Saudis felt that the friend (UAE) had left the company at the time of trouble. The UAE used wisdom, withdrew troops but continued to provide arms and financial support to armed groups such as the STC. So that the STC organization also fights against the Yemeni government and also suffocates the nose of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. The same rift has turned into a great war today. What is to be understood is what is a Hoothi organisation? The death of the US-Israel, Allah is great: The Houthi organization Now let's know about the Houthi organization. In Yemen, Hussein al-Houthi founded the Houthis in the 1990s. The ideology is Shia Islamic, anti-American and anti-Israeli. They currently control the Yemeni capital and much of northern Yemen. The Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia's allies are enemies of the Houthis. They have the backing of Iran. During the Israeli-Hamas war, the Houthis attacked ships passing through the Red Sea. And finally... Friends became enemies! Saudi Arabia wants Yemen to remain intact so that its thousands of kilometers of border with Yemen are secure. Just as Russia thinks about Ukraine. While the UAE wants Yemen to be divided by the force of the STC and to dominate the ports of South Yemen. Today, two Islamic countries are facing each other in this battle for supremacy. The Saudis did not tolerate this and... The recent conflict began in the Hadramut and Al Mahra areas. The STC carried out military operations in both the areas. Which the Saudis did not tolerate. Because this is where Yemen's oil reserves are located. If anything happens to him, Saudi supremacy will be called a slap. UAE's plan to become the king of the sea The UAE says it sends weapons to fight terrorism. But the weapons that were fired at the port of Al-Mukala were not guns or ammunition, but anti-ship missiles! Do terrorists roam the sea with ships? No. Anti-ship missiles are used not against terrorists on land, but to sink ships of other countries at sea. That is, the original plan of the UAE was to capture the sea routes. UAE and Saudi Arabia fight on the economic front Saudi Arabia's MBS has only one dream 'Vision 2030'. For this, they want the price of oil above $ 80. On the other hand, the UAE wants to sell more and more oil by increasing its production capacity. Today, on January 1, 2026, the price of oil is around $ 60. This is an economic death knell for the Saudis. When two major oil producers fight each other, there is market instability and it directly benefits Iran and the Houthis. Now we need the strength of both the countries. What does this explosion have to do with the Saudi-UAE defense comparison? Saudi Arabia is superior in strength, but the UAE is no less. You must be wondering what this bomb blast will do to us? This issue is extremely sensitive for Gujarat and the country's connection with Saudi Arabia and UAE. There are 89 lakh Indians living in the Gulf countries, of which lakhs are Gujaratis. If unrest spreads there, it will be a big blow to his family and the income from there. India-UAE relations: UAE is our third largest trade partner. We now do business in dirhams and rupees and UPI is also going to be launched there. The BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi in UAE is a symbol of our cultural friendship. India-Saudi relations: Saudi Arabia is India's second largest source of crude oil. Saudi Arabia has strengthened its friendship with India by increasing the Haj quota for India's Muslim brothers to 2 lakh. IMEC Vs China's BRI route of India and Gulf countries The biggest threat to India is on IMEC i.e. India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Prime Minister Modi has a partnership with Saudi Arabia and the UAE in this dream project to compete with China's BRI (Belt and Road Initiative). If these two countries go to war, then this project of India will remain on paper. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE are friends of India. Therefore, India is now in a position of betel nut in the middle of a needle. And finally..... This fight is not just about oil or land, but about pride. History is witness to the fact that whenever two brothers fight, only the third one wins. Here the Houthis and Iran are the third party. The question is, how much oil will the world lose in the war between the two Arab countries? Monday through Friday at 8 p.m. Stay tuned to Editor's View. See you again tomorrow. Namaskar. (Research by Sameer Parmar)