Bhavesh Shah

@VijayKedia1 @nsitharaman @FinMinIndia Then why you support when LTCG introduced?

Respected @nsitharaman ji and @FinMinIndia , Suggestion 1 of 3 for strengthening India's capital markets: Long-term capital gains tax on listed equities should be abolished. A long-term shareholder is not a speculator but a provider of patient risk capital. By investing in and holding businesses, investors help companies expand, create jobs, innovate and contribute to India's economic growth. India requires enormous amounts of long-term capital to build world class enterprises, infrastructure and global champions. Tax policy should encourage households to move savings from passive assets, including imported stores of value such as gold, into productive businesses that create jobs, generate tax revenues and build national wealth. The appreciation in a company's value is not created in isolation. During its growth journey, the government already collects corporate tax, GST, income tax from employees, customs duties, stamp duties and numerous other levies. Long-term capital gains are often the final outcome of economic activity that has already generated substantial tax revenues. Most importantly, tax policy should clearly distinguish between investment and speculation. A long term shareholder is a partner in wealth creation, not merely a participant in market transactions. Tax policy should reward long-term ownership of productive businesses and distinguish it from short-term speculation. India needs more patient capital, more entrepreneurship and more long term investing. Abolishing long-term capital gains tax on listed equities would be a powerful step in that direction. Respectfully submitted.

@Options_IndiaAB Last December Spent 16 nights travelling across China. Came back genuinely impressed by the infrastructure, high-speed trains, cleanliness and urban planning.The scale of execution is hard to ignore.

I recently spent 2 weeks in China. 6 cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie, Chongqing and Chengdu. I went there with curiosity. Like many Indians, I had heard a lot about China through media, social media and conversations. I expected to see progress, maybe discover some business ideas, and understand what the country is actually building. I came back with a very uncomfortable feeling. Not because I found a business idea for myself. But because I saw 100 things that governments can do when infrastructure, tourism, transport, urban planning and civic systems are treated seriously. I travelled within China by flights, trains, cars and local transport. The infrastructure was honestly stunning. Clean cities. Smooth roads. High-speed trains. Well-managed traffic. Public spaces that actually feel designed for people. Tourist destinations that are built, maintained and promoted like national assets. And then I kept thinking about India. We keep comparing ourselves to China. Our media keeps telling us how India is catching up, how China is restrictive, how we are better in so many ways. After spending time there and speaking to people, I realised how much of that narrative is just comfort food. China is not perfect. No country is. But on infrastructure, execution, tourism, civic discipline and quality of urban life, they are not 5 years ahead of us. They are decades ahead. The saddest part for me was the currency. Everything felt expensive. Not because China was insanely expensive, but because the rupee has weakened so much that even normal spending starts feeling heavy. As an Indian taxpayer, that genuinely hurt. We pay taxes. We work hard. We talk about becoming a global power. But where is the quality of life? Where is the civic sense? Where is the infrastructure that makes daily life easier? Where is the tourism vision beyond religious tourism? I met travellers from other countries who were excited to visit China because they wanted to see its progress. When I asked about India, many had no real desire to visit. Not out of hate. India simply was not on their aspirational travel list. That should bother us. Even the so-called “closed internet” surprised me. We are told people there are missing out because they don’t use Google, Instagram, WhatsApp or Facebook. But China has built its own digital ecosystem. Payments, maps, transport, messaging, shopping, everything works inside their own infrastructure. People did not seem to feel deprived. They seemed adapted. Again, this is not a hate post. I love India. That is exactly why this trip bothered me. Patriotism cannot only be about saying we are great. Real patriotism is having the courage to admit where we are falling behind. China made me realise one thing very clearly: India’s potential is not the problem. Execution is. And unless we stop comforting ourselves with comparisons and start demanding better infrastructure, better governance, better tourism, cleaner cities and a higher quality of life, we will keep celebrating the idea of progress instead of actually living it.

@anandmahindra Sir, with extreme heat becoming normal in India,should ACs still attract such high GST? @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @narendramodi

We still don’t know enough about the full consequences of climate change. But we do know this: intense heat waves in India are no longer exceptions. They’re becoming a way of life. These homeowners have responded by changing THEIR way of life. By changing the way they live, they’ve created homes that are cooler, more sustainable, and productive enough to grow their own food. That’s the kind of adaptive thinking we’ll increasingly need in the years ahead. Trailblazers. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@bainjal She blocked me long back when I asked a serious question on the economy 😄

“Stop WhatsApping in the middle of the show” Arnab to BJP’s embarrassing spokie Sanju Verma. Can’t get more hilarious than this. Arnab also gives deets to why Verma is a liability to Modi

@dkhos @Uber Great initiative on metro integration. Now please focus more on improving cleanliness and maintenance standards of Uber cars in India too. It will make the overall commuting experience much better.

I just spent a day out in Delhi, and took a Metro ride booked right through the @Uber app. With more than 10 million metro rides booked on Uber in India, it’s clear that commuters love it. If you haven’t tried it yet, here is another nudge why you should give it a try.

@rishibagree What about WB outgo?

It will cost 30% of Tamil Nadu's tax revenue to fulfil TVK Tax revenue

@MTPHereToHelp Recd a speeding fine at Mankhurd (67 km/h in a 60 zone).I respect the rules and will pay the fine. But 60 km this stretch feels unrealistically low. If citizens are expected to comply strictly, there should also be accountability-well-maintained, pothole-free roads

@paraga @sequoia @andrew__reed @kleinerperkins @IndexVentures @khoslaventures @firstround @sparkcapital @AbstractVC @terraincap Congratulations

We raised a Series B led by @sequoia at a $2 billion valuation and I’m excited to welcome @andrew__reed to our board. All our existing investors doubled down: @kleinerperkins, @IndexVentures, @khoslaventures, @firstround, @sparkcapital, @AbstractVC, and @terraincap.

@utladakhtourism @ashishkundra @tourismkargil @apod @TOItravel @TOIIndiaNews @htTweets @PIB_India @DIPR_Kargil @dio_leh @DIPR_Ladakh @ashishkundra Sir Huge opportunity in trekking & expeditions also time to learn from Nepal and build it properly.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat promotes Ladakh Astro Week 2026, positioning Ladakh as a premier global destination for astro-tourism. Scheduled from May 20–26, the event will feature stargazing, astrophotography, and expert-led sessions under pristine night skies. Blending science and adventure, the festival offers a unique opportunity to explore the cosmos from the “rooftop of the world." 🗓 May 20-26, 2026 📍Ladakh #Stargazing #Ladakh #AstroTourism #DarkSky @MinOfCultureGoI @tourismgoi @gssjodhpur @lg_ladakh @ashishkundra @incredibleindia @PIB_India @IIABengaluru @dorje1974 @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @PIBTour

@rishibagree Then why freebies announced in every election?

मोदी विकास पर चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं और बाकी लोग मोदी के मुद्दे पर

@SangitaSJindal @mybmc Mumbai desperately needs more green cover. @AshwiniBhide

The work on the coastal gardens is finally happening ⁦@mybmc⁩ ! Excited 🌴🌴

@raghav_chadha Hope now @BJP4India make you new FM and you abolishes LTCG & STT…😀 @nsitharaman

Today, exercising the provisions of the Constitution of India, more than two-thirds of the AAP MPs in the Rajya Sabha have merged with the BJP. Seven MPs have signed the document, which was submitted to the Hon’ble Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. I, along with two other MPs, personally handed over the signed documents.

@BJP4India I supported BJP, paid high taxes expecting better roads, air, and quality of life—but haven’t seen it. Despite good marks, my kids struggle for top colleges and govt jobs due to reservations. Maybe I was an ‘andh bhakt’ believing ‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai. @narendramodi

Elect BJP govt, and I assure you 33% reservation in Govt jobs for women. Unemployed youths will be credited Rs 3000/month in account. Women, too, will get Rs 3000/month in their account. In the entire Bengal, women will be able to travel free in the Govt buses. - Shri @AmitShah #BJPGorbeBanglarSorkar

@rishibagree So you justify revdi culture is acceptable?

The subsidy-to-GDP ratio in India 2013-14 2.5% 2025-26 1.2% Subsidy-to-GDP ratio declined because of the use of Aadhaar for better targeting and eliminating leakages & corruption which ate 85p out of 100p. Things This Congress agent wont tell you.

@Vivek_Investor At @OxfamIndia event we walked 100Km in 28 hours

The maximum number of kilometres you walked in a day? Mine is 10 kilometres. Someone said 40 kilometres with proof, is it possible? 🤔

@TVMohandasPai @Dev_Fadnavis Thank you for speaking for all Mumbaikars. It’s disappointing that most industrialists and high-profile voices stay silent on such issues. @AshwiniBhide @mybmc

Request CM ⁦@Dev_Fadnavis⁩ to have Mumbai cleaned up- debris all over in suburb, roads with bad surfaces. Needs a massive one time cleanup. Mumbai is India’s biggest city- needs more care! (Photo from airport road) very sad to see this in a great city!

@aakashgupta From my recent trip this is Famous Crown Escalator (Huangguan Escalator) in Chongqing is Asia's second-longest inclined escalator, measuring 112 meters long

Chongqing is the only metro system on Earth that holds the world record for both the deepest AND highest metro stations. Same line. Same city. Hongyancun sits 116 meters below ground. That's a 40-story skyscraper, buried under a mountain. Between two of its entrances there's a vertical drop of 141 meters and 860 steps. They literally run a marathon inside the station. Hualongqiao, on the same Line 9, has platforms 48 meters above the surface. Higher than a 15-story building on stilts. The world's highest metro station. Now scale that to the whole network. The Caijia bridge on Line 6 carries trains 100 meters above the Jialing River. Highest metro-only bridge on the planet. The Egongyan bridge has a 600-meter suspension span across the Yangtze. Longest metro suspension bridge on the planet. Line 2 is a monorail that runs straight through a 19-story apartment building at Liziba because there was nowhere else to put it. All of it serving a city built across 82,400 square kilometers of river gorges and karst mountains, with elevation swings the size of a 40-story building from one block to the next. 574 kilometers of track engineered around physics that said no.

@ShefVaidya Mam aise video mat dalo @peyushbansal daar jayega

HIIT day - 10 variations, 50 reps, 3 sets each! When I was kicking the bag, at first I wasn’t kicking hard enough or high enough, so my trainer says, ‘ma’am imagine the bag is Lenskart’! #exercise #lifeisbeautiful

@VijayKedia1 Why most of the influenced people not tag right handles.. Sir aap itna derte ho??

If a factory accident = FIR on the promoter, then.. Train accident → FIR on the Railway Minister? Air crash → FIR on aviation authorities? Pothole death → FIR on the Municipal Commissioner? Accountability must be consistent , not selective.

@japantimes Amazing country

China is now on track to become the world's top tourism economy in the next few years as a sharp drop in foreign visits sets the U.S. back. ebx.sh/9l634H