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                 Indian, Chinese Leaders Discuss Border Dispute

   Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese
   counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border
   dispute between the world`s two most populous countries.
   Premier Li Keqiang`s three-day visit began less than two weeks after
   the peaceful end of a tense military standoff over disputed territory
   in the western Himalayas, which was only resolved after a public outcry
   in India.
   The dispute started when India protested what it called a Chinese
   incursion into the Ladakh region. Tensions subsided when the two sides
   restored the status quo.
   Since then, both countries have made conciliatory moves and indicated
   that the process of settling their unmarked border should be speeded
   up. Numerous rounds of talks since the 1990s have made little headway.
   China says placing India first on the itinerary of its new premier
   demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between
   the two countries.
   Li said China regards India as an important partner and friend and
   expressed the hope that his visit would inject new vigor into their
   cooperative partnership.
   Although the border dispute will figure more prominently than earlier
   planned, a significant focus of the visit will be the blossoming ties
   between the two big, fast-growing Asian economies.
   Premier Li will be accompanied by a large business delegation, and will
   visit the financial hub of Mumbai, where he will meet top executives
   and visit India`s largest Information Technology company (Tata
   Consultancy Services).
   Indian leaders are likely to urge Premier Li to do more to fix the two
   countries` trade deficit. Although bilateral trade grew to $76 billion
   last year, there are concerns in India that trade is skewed in China`s
   favor.
   New Delhi wants more access for its companies in China`s IT and
   pharmaceutical sectors, where India has an advantage. Indian officials
   say "they hope for results very soon."
   China is India`s largest trading partner.
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