Noting that India is a very important "strategic partner", the US has said that it is trying to implement the landmark Indo-US civilian nuclear deal signed during George W Bush's presidency.
"India is a very important strategic partner for the United States," State Department Spokesman Robert Wood said when asked to comment about media reports that the new Obama Administration was ignoring India.
He said President Barack Obama himself had recently said that India and the US were "natural allies".
Wood, in response to another question, said the US is trying to implement the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. "We are trying to get -- we are into the implementation phase of the 123 civil nuclear agreements," he said.
"I don't have the specifics of where we are on this particular day with regard to implementation, but it is certainly something that we want to see happen and nothing more beyond that," Wood said.