India, March 6 -- A video of tourists - purportedly from India - dancing, drinking, and sleeping on a beach in Thailand has sparked outrage online. The video was posted on the Instagram page "Thai Explore Life" last month and has since racked up nearly 8 million views.

Filmed on a beach in Pattaya, the video shows groups of men spread out across the beach. Many of the men appeared to be Indian or belonging to the subcontinent. While some of them were seen sleeping on bedsheets and towels spread out on the sand, others had bottles of alcohol out in public.

Much of the beach had litter strewn around - from discarded snack packets to cans of beer - sparking outrage about the civic sense of Indian tourists. However, there is nothing in the ...