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Wang Yi started his visit on Friday  from Goa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 8th BRICS Summit in October that India is hosting.

His meeting with Modi is being seen as an attempt to keep in check the disagreement between the two countries

The Foreign Ministry  had said the leaders were expected to discuss various issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming multilateral meetings — the G-20 Summit being held in China and the BRICS Summit.

Wang Yi's visit  comes amid strained ties between the two nations after India’s bid for membership to the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group failed  in June after China and few other countries cited that  New Delhi was not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The NSG  comprises 48 countries that trade in sophisticated nuclear technology and material.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj had told Parliament that the Government plans to continue engaging with Beijing to win its support.

However, China denied much of a role and the country's state-run news agency Xinhua  said India must stop blaming China.

 “New Delhi should not be downhearted as the door to the NSG is not tightly closed,”  Xinhua said on Friday. It, however, maintained that the  group should not be open to countries that have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.