‘Salt Commissioner’s office can send you a notice…’: Rant on red tape overdrive explains why India is losing to China, Vietnam

Despite the promise of “committing in India” and the promise of global production shift from China, many Indian entrepreneurs believe that their biggest challenge is not external competition. It is navigating to the Indian bureaucratic labyrinth.

On Sunday, X’s post hit the chord on India’s startup and MSME ecosystem, offering a biting, satirical list 25 reasons why it’s so difficult to run in India. Objects of an arbitrary government from the requirements of ABSURD PAPERWORK, the thread prevents Discussions around India with the easily to do business, especially in the Asian production giants like China and Vietnam.

“If you are a brave Indian who decides to start a MSME or manufacturing company or factory,” the post starts “- due to the missing appendix on page 17, it can reject your land registration file.”

There is only more aggravating there. “Your GST program can be marked for physical approval, despite the digital Aadhaar check as your Insta Photo & Aadhaar Card Photo does not match.” In case of another case, the Sull Commissioner’s Office may notify you for abuse of salt frying pan, although your land is 600 km from the nearest sea. “

The post is not just running. This reflects why many Indian manufacturers in the struggle to survive. Entrepreneurs spend more time to fight red tape than competing on product, value or quality. “That’s why the entrepreneurs who wanted to leave and return home, wondering that they should just be stuck in a normal salary.”

In contrast, China and Vietnam have built strong ecosystems, promoting permissions, offering stimuli and quickly scale. India’s entrepreneurs, contrast, face connection, environmental notices that do not exist and non-penalty threats for commas.

Even the most important struggle to continue.

Until India affects these systemic problems, not only on paper, which is at risk at the core of global production, which could be the economic definition.