As the Indian government seemed set to move ahead with the stalled nuclear deal with the US. a top American daily has underlined there was no reason for the Bush administration to rush as it had given away "too much and got far too little".

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".