Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth on Monday received and inspected a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Nepali Army Headquarters in Kathmandu during his three-day official visit to Nepal.
General Seth also laid a wreath at the Army Pavilion in Tundikhel as part of his engagements on the first day of the visit.
The Army Chief is visiting Nepal from August 17 to 19 with a focus on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and military-to-military ties between the two countries.
During his visit, General Seth is scheduled to interact with the Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepali Army and receive a briefing from the Director General of Military Operations of the Nepali Army on issues of mutual interest.
Later on Monday, General Seth will attend an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, where President of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel will confer upon him the Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army.
The conferment is in keeping with the longstanding tradition between the Indian and Nepali armies.
On August 18, General Seth will address student officers of the Army Command and Staff Course at Shivapuri and interact with instructors and foreign student officers. He will also hold discussions with senior Nepalese dignitaries on bilateral matters.
On the final day of his visit, August 19, the Army Chief will travel to Pokhara to attend an Ex-Servicemen Rally. He will felicitate Veer Naris and gallantry awardees and interact with Indian Army veterans before returning to India.
India and Nepal share close historical, social and cultural ties, often described as the ‘Roti Beti Ka Rishta’. The Janakpur-Ayodhya and Lumbini-Bodhgaya connections further reflect the civilisational links between the two countries.
-ANI
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