H.E. Ong Keng Yong is currently the executive deputy chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and concurrently ambassador-at-large at the Singapore ministry of foreign affairs. He has also served as secretary-general of ASEAN. In the light of the celebration of 25 years of ASEAN-India relations he opens up to in diplomacy’s editor-in chief, Ms Nomita Dhar, about how it is a time of deep reflection and renewed engagement on ASEAN-India prospects as dialogue partners of the future in these challenging times.