Seeking early conclusion of the nuclear agreement with India, the United States has said that the Washington will continue to work with New Delhi to pave the way for civilian nuclear initiative happen.

"What I can say about that initiative, which is the civil nuclear arrangement between US and India, is that it is something that we would like very much for our country to be able to enter into agreement with India because we believe that nuclear power is a good thing for the environment and it is a good thing for powering both electricity for homes and for businesses," US press secretary Dana Perino said.

"A country like India needs to think about how it's going to diversify its resources, not only for how it makes sure that the lights turn on when the kids are at home trying to do their homework, also because they are facing environmental problems," she said.

"This agreement is one that we have done very carefully, through the State Department, and trying to work with India. We would hope that they would see the benefits in it, and we continue to work with them to try to make it happen," Perino said.

When asked if the President George W Bush [Images] had been in recent touch with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] on the matter, she said, "I don't think they have been in touch recently. But, obviously, at the State Department they are in touch with India quite regularly."