Milan, May 6 -- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, addressed the Indian diaspora and key international dignitaries during her visit to Milan, Italy, where she highlighted the significant progress made by India in the past decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Speaking at an interaction programme organised for the Indian community, Sitharaman said that what many governments could not achieve for decades due to inefficient delivery mechanisms has been accomplished over the last 10 years.

She emphasized that while earlier governments may have had good intentions, their efforts often did not translate into results because of weak implementation.

She said, "I'm not suggesting that earlier...