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Reuters, New Delhi

A historic nuclear energy deal between India and the United States is hanging in the balance due to political opposition in New Delhi, but could still be saved if it reaches the U.S. Congress early next year, analysts said. Communist allies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's coalition have demanded the deal be put on hold until their concerns are addressed and have implied they would end their support for the government, triggering fears for the pact Both sides are trying to buy time, looking for a face-saving way out of the crisis as neither is considered keen to see the government fall or face polls at the moment But having come this far, neither is blinking either. The deal needs one final approval from the U.S. Congress to go through.