Flexport CEO calls out India’s ‘useless paperwork’, criticises bureaucratic hurdles

Ryan Petersen, CEO of supply chain logistics platform Flexport, has criticised India’s regulatory environment, calling the country’s excessive paperwork a major barrier to ease of doing business.

Petersen’s comment came in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s post on X (formerly Twitter) on July 1, marking eight years of GST. In his post, Modi highlighted how GST has reduced the compliance burden and improved ease of doing business, especially for small and medium enterprises.

Replying directly to the Prime Minister’s post, Petersen…