NY Times has provided the first hints that the American Administration may be thinking twice before going ahead with Manmohan Singh’s nuclear deal mad

NY Times has provided the first hints that the American Administration may be thinking twice before going ahead with Manmohan Singh’s nuclear deal made ready by compromising with Congress foes like SP and Mulayam Singh Yadav.

President George Bush, who was "eager for any foreign policy win" before the expiry of his term in January 2009, is pressing the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "hard to finally work this (nuclear deal) out," The New York Times said.

In an editorial headlined, ''No Rush, Please'', the American daily argued "there is no reason at all to rush. President Bush gave away far too much and got far too little for this deal".

According to international think tanks, Americans are getting careful about Sonia Gandhi’s and Manmohan Singh’s Government. They are worried that the unpopular Government will lose the election and never be able to come back to power leaving an un ugly legacy of voodoo diplomacy to get the nuclear done for the $100 billion dollar.

It is better to deal with a legitimate freshly elected Government of India than those who are eager to grab some possible kickbacks from $100 billion deal.

NY Times praised President Bush for building on the Clinton administration legacy to forge stronger ties with "a burgeoning power whose democratic values provide a unique basis for cooperation," the daily said: "It was a mistake to let India and industry lobbyists persuade him to make the nuclear deal the centrepiece."

In America influential new papers like NY Times or Washington Post normally sings the tune of the Administration. One thing must be pointed out that NY Times has the worst relationship ever with a sitting President in the oval office as in George Bush.

Ultimately it comes down to the politics. How legitimate is the Congress party any longer? Should America wait and converge on the deal with next elected Government given the fact that both US and India will have a new Administration in the next nine to twelve months?

The answer is yes. India is too important for America. When BJP comes back to power, the deal will be renegotiated any way.


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