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BEIJING, Saturday (Reuters) India and China should draw on lessons of the past to avoid tensions in future, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said in an interview broadcast on Saturday, a day before he arrives in China on a six-day visit.

"We should take history as a mirror instead of being burdened by it," state CCTV quoted Vajpayee as saying before the first visit by an Indian prime minister to the world's most populous country in a decade.

Relations between the neighbours soured after they fought a bloody border war in 1962. India, which lost the war, has long accused China of supporting Pakistan, its traditional rival.

"The establishment of a strong and lasting partnership between India and China will be helpful for the world's peace and stability," CCTV quoted Vajpayee as saying. India hopes to resolve long-standing border issues with China and strengthen trade relations during the trip, CCTV said.

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