Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today delivered a lecture on “The Future of ASEAN: ASEAN’s Relevance and Resilience in the Evolving Strategic Environment” at Nalanda University in the State of Bihar in India. Dr. Kao was welcomed by Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh. In his lecture, Dr. Kao emphasised the continuing relevance of ASEAN Centrality as well as ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) as the guide in ASEAN’s engagement in the wider Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Dr. Kao also touched on the ongoing important work on the crafting of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which is scheduled to be adopted by the ASEAN Leaders in the first half of 2025 and will mark the next phase of ASEAN Community building process beyond 2025.