Roll out red carpet for dollar, make capital gains tax zero: Shankar Sharma

Shankar Sharma, founder of GQuant Investech, has said that the government has been very arrogant towards foreign capital and suggested rolling out the red carpet for dollars, no matter what it involves. During a conversation with AK Bhattacharya at the Smart Arena segment of the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026 on Wednesday, he also called for making long-term capital gains tax zero for foreign investors. Edited excerpts: #shankarsharma #ltcg #investor #investment #stockmarket Important Playlists National News:    • Nation   Business News:    • Business   World News:    • World   BS Decoded:    • BS Decoded   Want access to Business Standard’s premium insights? Join our exclusive LinkedIn communities and connect with top voices in the BFSI space—on topics that matter to you! BFSI Circle –   / 9867761   Business Standard Reader's Group –   / 5013698   Hello viewers! Guess what? We're now on WhatsApp Channels! Dive into real-time news updates, insights, and much more. Follow us: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6c... Subscribe to BS Hindi YouTube Channel:    / @bshindinews   Download the all-new Business Standard app: https://bit.ly/App-BS Join us:   / bsindia     / bsindia     / business.standard