New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated that India and the US were together in their fight against "radical Islamic terrorism" and his government was committed to "confront" terrorists operating from Pakistan's soil.

In a joint press briefing of the US and India at the Hyderabad House, President Trump said during his discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "the two countries agreed to protect their citizens from radical Islamic terrorism".

"The US is also working productively with Pakistan to confront terrorists who operate on its soil."

His tacit criticism of Islamabad and holding it responsible for terror groups operating from Pakistan's soil comes a day after, he said, during his Ahmedabad visit, that the US has very good relations with Pakistan.

Both Trump and Modi reaffirmed their commitment to US-India strategic partnership in all areas from defence to women empowerment.

Trump said that during their discussions in New Delhi     the two countries have agreed to expanded defence cooperation. India, he said, is "to purchase more than $3 billion of advance American military equipment, Apache and MH60 Romeo helicopters, the finest in the world."

These deals, he said, will enhance the US-India joint defence capability as militaries of the countries continue to train and operate side by side.

President Trump said that together with PM Modi, they were revitalising the QUAD initiative with US, India, Australia and Japan. He said the first ministerial meeting on QUAD was "so much more than a meeting" because they had agreed to cooperate on counter-terrorism, cyber security and maritime security for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.