NEW DELHI : US President Donald Trump said yesterday that India will buy US$3 billion (S$4.2 billion) worth of military equipment, including attack helicopters, as the two countries deepen defence and commercial ties.

India and the US were also making progress on a big trade deal, he said. Negotiators from the two sides have wrangled for months to narrow differences on farm goods, medical devices, digital trade and new tariffs.

Mr Trump was accorded a massive reception in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Monday, with more than 100,000 people at a cricket stadium for a "Namaste Trump" rally.