July 14, 2023
The inability to exert more influence over the junta has fed long-held doubts about ASEAN’s effectiveness as a regional political bloc.
(From left to right) Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn prepare for a family photo of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial Conference with India during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in Jakarta on July 13, 2023. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)