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President Bush pressed India to move more aggressively to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs so that a faltering nuclear agreement between the United States and India might win the approval of a skeptical Congress and America's nuclear-armed allies. Mr. Bush said in a speech to the Asia Society that this was not an easy decision for India, nor was it an easy decision for the United States, and implementing this agreement would take time and it would take patience for both our countries. Mr. Bush also said that he would continue to encourage India to produce a credible, transparent and defensible plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs.