Washington, June 14, 2008 – IR Summary/Agencies - The negative attitude of left party in India has put the Indo-US Nuclear deal in cold water and despite Manmohan Singh’s best efforts, no concrete results look to be in sight. The time is running out and the US has asked India to go for some "tough choices" to make the deal through.

"... President Bush pressed for the civilian nuclear agreement with India against strong Opposition because he's committed to our long-term strategic partnership. Now India needs to make some tough choices," Commerce Sectary Carlos Gutierrez has said.

Noting that rising demand of energy cannot be ignored, he expressed hope that India will quickly move forward to fully realise the potential of this historic agreement.

"... rising demand for energy is an issue that our countries cant ignore. We believe it's essential to quickly implement the landmark civilian nuclear agreement and bring India into the international nuclear nonproliferation mainstream," he said at United States India Business Council (USIBC) 33rd Anniversary celebrations here.

The United States remains committed to being India's partner in providing clean, sustainable energy. While this includes nuclear power, it also means using other clean energy technologies, he added.