Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures upon his arrival at the inauguration ceremony of the thirteenth "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas" or Overseas Indians Conference at Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Jan 8, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

During Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit in Myanmar in November last year, Li met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nay Pyi Taw. Li invited Modi to visit China early in 2015.

Modi said he hopes to visit China soon and discuss with the Chinese side on how to further push forward bilateral relations.

China's President Xi Jinping had visited India in September. For Modi, this would be his first visit to China as the prime minister. He has visited Beijing in the past as chief minister of Gujarat.