Ms Rice said the US was committed to the deal
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the US wants to move forward on the nuclear deal with India.
There are growing signs that the Indian federal government may shelve the deal in face of stiff opposition from its Communist allies.
The communists say the deal would give the US too much influence over India's foreign policy.
They have threatened to end support for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which could trigger an early election.
The deal would give India access to civilian nuclear technology and fuel even though it has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Ms Rice spoke to Indian foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday and told him that the US continued to support the agreement, according to US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
"It was underlined ..that we continue to support the agreement and continue moving forward with the agreement," Mr McCormack said about the conversation between the two key officials.
"[Ms Rice] made it clear that the resolution to the political discussions with India are for the Indian political system to resolve, but she wanted to underline and reinforce for the Indian government that we continue to support moving forward with the agreement," he said.
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