India, Sept. 16 -- India has condemned the recent attack by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia and cautioned that strikes on civilian infrastructure and economic assets could threaten freedom of navigation.

"There was an attack on Saudi Arabia which we have condemned," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement. "We are deeply concerned also with the escalation in the situation that we see in the Red Sea region. We have condemned the attack on the Saudi sovereign territory, including on civilian infrastructure and economic assets," he said. Jaiswal said the attacks undermine the regional stability and threaten freedom of navigation through the Bab-el-Mandeb. Bab-el-Mandeb is one of the most crucial shipping routes in the world. The la...