New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday praised the growing alignment between government policy, governance and private enterprise, calling it a hallmark of India's "progressive policymaking and dynamic execution".

Speaking at the launch of Google's Bharat AI Shakti initiative in New Delhi, Sitharaman said the project reflected how India's digital ambitions are increasingly being realized through close collaboration between public leadership and global technology firms.

She cited the landing of new undersea internet cables in Andhra Pradesh as a vivid example of that partnership.

"Several things can remain on paper, but execution happens only with visionary leadership," Sitharaman said, crediting Prim...