Reuters - India is in talks with the United States to extend a waiver on sanctions imposed on Iran�s crude oil exports, a senior Indian official said on Thursday.

India, Iran�s second-biggest oil customer after China, has already reduced its intake of Iranian oil but has not decided whether to end purchases completely.

�We are talking to the U.S. on energy related aspects, including the waiver from sanctions. It is a continuous process,� said Sanjay Sudhir, joint secretary for international co-operation in the oil ministry.

Reporting by Nidhi Verma; editing by Darren Schuettler