Red Sea Crisis Bigger Than Hormuz: Saudi Arabia Cornered, India Not Insulated | Sushant Sareen

The Red Sea crisis is escalating and its consequences could reach far beyond Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have advanced towards Bab el-Mandeb, a critical chokepoint on the Red Sea route linking Asia to the Suez Canal and Europe. With the Strait of Hormuz already under pressure, what happens to global oil and trade if both routes remain disrupted?For Saudi Arabia, the stakes are even higher: its oil routes are under pressure, and the Mecca Pact has failed its first real test. Is Iran using the Houthis to open a second front? Why is Donald Trump holding back from direct military action? And could the November US elections be part of the calculation? On Faultline, Ananya Dasgupta speaks to Sushant Sareen about the Houthi advance, Saudi Arabia's predicament, Iran's strategy, the Mecca Pact, Trump's calculations- and what it all means for India. #redseacrisis #houthis #sushantsareen #geopolitics #timesofindia 00:00 Red Sea Crisis: Why It Matters 01:04 Bab el-Mandeb: The New Global Chokepoint 02:13 Why India’s Oil Supplies Are at Risk 03:13 Saudi Arabia Faces a Two-Front Crisis 05:16 How Long Can the Houthis Hold On? 06:19 Why the Houthis Are Hard to Defeat 07:29 Houthis and the Use of AI 09:14 Is Iran Opening a Second Front? 11:18 Why America Is Holding Back 12:28 Iran, Oil Prices & the US Elections 12:51 Saudi Arabia’s Growing Crisis 16:37 Saudi Arabia Turns to Israel 18:25 Has the Mecca Defence Pact Failed? 24:09 Why Trump Doesn’t Want Another War 26:41 Can India Insulate Itself? 27:24 The Cost to India: Oil, Trade & Inflation 29:10 Closing AXIS is where the world is explained through India’s lens. For decades, global narratives have been shaped by Western media... told through Washington, London or Beijing. But as India rises as a major economic, military and diplomatic power, why should others define the world for us? Why shouldn’t India shape its own voice, own perspective, and own narrative? That’s where AXIS comes in. We decode global power shifts, wars and conflicts, the India-China rivalry, Pakistan, West Asia, oil shocks, trade battles and neighbourhood politics - with one key question: What does this mean for India and for you? As India rises, so should its share of voice! Subscribe To AXIS — The World Through INDIA'S LENS. #India #Geopolitics #China #Pakistan #Bangladesh #WorldNews #Defence #IndianArmy #Indian Navy #IAF #TimesAXIS #TOI