Borders are like the picket fence around an inviting garden. They can only keep you out until you decide to kick it down.

So, on one hand, you have the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar to which most neighbours are responding by closing their doors. But the growing exchange between Asian countries in tourism and culture tells a different story. The Indian enquiry into Asia, and particularly Southeast Asia, is certainly far from fizzling out. It explains the mushrooming of countless niche Asian restaurants in the city today, and the flurry of chefs coming in from the region like, MasterChef Australia (2017) winner Diana Chan, who was on a fleeting trip to Mumbai recently. Many expats have found a home here, too, including chef and restaurateur Seefah Ketchaiyo, who is originally from Thailand.