Gen Dwivedi, who is starring a five-member delegation, was warmly received by Maj Gen Madhukar Singh Karki. (Photo: @IndiaInNepal/X)
Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi arrived present connected Wednesday connected an authoritative sojourn to Nepal during which helium volition beryllium conferred the honorary fertile of “General of the Nepal Army” successful continuation of an age-old contented that archetypal started successful 1950, reflecting the beardown ties betwixt the 2 militaries.
“To honour the singular contented of conferment of honorary General fertile of Nepali Army, COAS, IA Gen Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM arrived astatine Kathmandu for a five-day visit,” the Embassy of India successful Kathmandu said successful a station connected X.
Gen Dwivedi, who is starring a five-member delegation, was warmly received by Maj Gen Madhukar Singh Karki connected behalf of Nepal Army main Gen Ashok Raj Sigdel upon his accomplishment astatine the Tribhuvan International Airport.
Later, Gen Dwivedi interacted with the Ambassador of India to Nepal and discussed issues related to the bilateral narration betwixt the 2 countries.
He is expected to clasp extended talks with Gen Sigdel and volition telephone connected President Ramchandra Paudel, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and Defence Minister Manbir Rai.
President Paudel volition confer Gen. Dwivedi with the fertile of Honorary General of the Nepal Army during a peculiar ceremonial astatine the Rastrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas, connected Thursday, according to a property merchandise issued by the Nepal Army.
“The Nepal Army believes that speech of specified high-level visits contributes to the continuation of the long-standing traditions that assistance to fortify the relations betwixt the 2 armies,” it added.
There has been a agelong contented of speech of visits by the service chiefs of Nepal and India and to confer the rubric of honorary General to some the service chiefs.
Nepal shares a borderline of implicit 1,850 km with 5 Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Gen Dwivedi is accompanied by his spouse Sunita Dwivedi, chairperson of the Army Wives Welfare Association of the Indian Army.