KATHMANDU: General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
He is in Nepal to be honored with the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army (NA). On Thursday, President Ram Chandra Poudel is set to bestow this honorary rank upon General Dwivedi.
During his five-day visit, General Dwivedi will meet with several key figures, including President Ram Chandra Poudel, Prime Minister KP Oli, Defense Minister Manbir Rai, and Army Chief Ashok Raj Sigdel, as per the Nepali Army.
It is a long-standing custom for the Chiefs of the Nepali and Indian Armies to receive the honorary rank of General of the Army in each other's countries. General Dwivedi took over as the Indian Army Chief on November 1.