New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The Indian stock market is enjoying decent buying interest across segments in the wake of an India-US trade deal amid healthy growth-inflation dynamics. The Sensex and the Nifty 50 are getting closer to their respective record highs, raising speculations that this could be the start of a bull market.

However, ace investor and market veteran Shankar Sharma believes India is in a relative bear market compared to the rest of the world.

While the Indian stock market appears to be approaching its all-time high, Sharma, the founder of AI-tech firm GQuant, says this rally must be viewed in the context of a broader global bull market.

"Over the past year, most global markets have gained anywhere between 20% and 80%, while...