Wary Neighbors India and China Eye New Era ("India, China are brothers")

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China's premier wound up a visit to India Tuesday having made progress on a border row, boosted trade and energy cooperation, and with a vow to make the world's fastest growing economies partners rather than rivals.

"India, China are brothers," China's Wen Jiabao told reporters on what he described as a historic visit. "We have taken this relationship to a new level."

Later, he told students at one of India's top engineering colleges that visiting India was like returning to his "native soil" and recalled centuries-old ties between the two ancient civilizations.

"Some people describe China and India as competitors. I beg to disagree," Wen told the students. "China and India are friendly neighbors and cooperative partners. They are not rivals, still less adversaries."

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