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- National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh on Monday, his third visit to the Kingdom this year.
- They discussed strengthening the strategic partnership, energy security, and protection of maritime corridors, with Saudi Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Saud Al-Sati also attending.
- The talks come amid heightened West Asia tensions, including a Houthi-declared maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia at the Bab al-Mandab Strait and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran conflict.
- The meeting matters for India because Saudi Arabia is a top crude supplier, home to about 2.6 million Indians, and the sea lanes involved carry key shipping and energy supplies.
What to watch next
- Whether the Houthi maritime embargo affects shipping through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Saudi responses
- Further high-level India-Saudi engagements building on Doval's three visits this year
- Impact of the US-Iran conflict on energy supplies and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
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