India, Nov. 9 -- A video by an Indian traveller in Bangkok has stirred a lively debate on social media about the contrasting approaches to urban planning in India and abroad. The vlogger, Mohit, shared the clip on Instagram, where he is seen strolling along an elevated walkway that weaves through the Thai capital like a well-behaved ribbon of concrete.

Walking above the traffic with the metro soaring even higher above him, Mohit explained in Hindi what he was experiencing. The translation reads: "Right now, I'm walking on a structure that is actually above the ground. The road is below, the metro runs even higher above it, and between them they've created this elevated walkway. It connects to multiple buildings, continues further ahead, ...