The National Resilience College recently welcomed His Excellency B. N. Reddy, High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, who delivered an engaging address on “The Situation in South Asia and Its Impact on the Region and the World.” The session proved vital because developments in South Asia—spanning strategic rivalries, trade corridors, and security challenges—reverberate across ASEAN and the broader Indo-Pacific, shaping economic resilience, maritime stability, and the prospects for cooperative multilateralism.