India, July 3 -- The founder and CEO of Flexport has criticized India's bureaucratic challenges, claiming excessive paperwork hampers ease of doing business compared to other countries. Ryan Petersen claimed he has had to file more "useless paperwork" in India than all other countries combined.

Flexport is an American multinational corporation that focuses on logistics and supply chain management. Headquartered in San Francisco, USA, it operates in more than 89 countries and has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

On July 1, Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen responded to an X post from Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing GST as a "landmark reform that has reshaped India's economic landscape."

PM Modi said that GST has "greatly impr...