She did not return to Italy, because she would have had to become a waitress again in a restaurant there. Secondly, she did run away to Italy, when India went to war with Pakistan, since she remained an Italian, even though she married Rajiv. She was stubborn she would not seek Indian citizenship for a full EIGHTEEN YEARS after her marriage with Rajiv. She decided to get the Indian certificate, only after it became clear that Rajiv was going to become the Prime Minister..
