ASEAN is at an “inflection point” today due to shifts in geopolitical balance, the rise of the middle class, and global threats like extremism, said Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday. Grappling with challenges posed by 10 highly diverse member countries, consensus was crucial for ASEAN unity. However, he added, It is not credible for Asean to see, say or do nothing about the humanitarian situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, even though the crisis cannot be solved overnight.