Responding to a question that Pakistan was not doing enough against terrorists pitted against India, Clinton underlined that Islamabad needed to 'root out' such outfits.

'We believe they have to be rooted out, they must be defeated, they must be dismantled. We say that clearly, we will continue to do so.'

She added that the US saw 'a much greater effort and commitment ... to take on the terrorists' in Pakistan. 'In the next few days, there will be greater awareness whether or not to bring the Mumbai terrorists to justice.'

Clinton spoke effusively about India. 'We are entering a new and even more promising relations with India. We are looking ... to broaden and deepen our relationship.'

She denied that Washington had put pressure on Islamabad and New Delhi to get to the negotiating table, saying the US was 'supportive' of their talks but was not 'directly involved'.

On climate change, she said there was no contradiction between poverty eradication and moving towards a low-carbon economy.

'We acknowledge that we've made mistakes and we, along with other developed countries, are responsible' for global warming. 'We are hoping that a great country like India will not make the same mistakes.'

Clinton hoped that India would leapfrog the dirty technologies that are leading to climate change 'just as it has leapfrogged from having few phones to now having more than 500 million, mostly cellphones.'

Later Saturday, Clinton will visit the marketing headquarters here of the NGO Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which empowers poor women.

She then goes to St. Xaviers' College for a meeting with students and teachers and representatives of some NGOs. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will be present there.

Clinton will Sunday fly to New Delhi where she will meet Indian leaders for discussions on issues including economic growth, climate change, education, health care, non-proliferation and counter-terrorism.