Army chief in Nepal for 5-day visit, to be conferred with Honorary General rank

Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday embarked on his five-day visit to Nepal with a focus on bolstering defence partnership and exploring new areas of collaboration between the two countries.
On Tuesday, General Dwivedi met with Naveen Srivastava, the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, as the first engagement of his visit. Later that day, he held an informal discussion with his Nepali counterpart General Ashok Raj Sigdel, setting the stage for robust bilateral interactions.
On Thursday, General Dwivedi will be accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at the Nepali Army headquarters. The event will be followed by a formal meeting with General Sigdel and a briefing from the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Nepali Army on matters of mutual interest.
Later in the day, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Shital Niwas, General Dwivedi will be conferred with the Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army by Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel.
The Army chief will also meet the President of Nepal to discuss defence cooperation and attend a banquet hosted in his honour by General Sigdel.
On November 22, General Dwivedi is scheduled to address officers of the Nepali Army Command and Staff Course at Shivapuri. He will also meet with Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Defence Minister Manbir Rai to discuss mutual interests and regional security matters.
On November 23, the Army chief will attend an ex-servicemen rally in Pokhara, where he will interact with Indian Army veterans residing in Nepal and felicitate ‘Veer Naris’ and gallantry awardees. He will also visit the Nepali Army’s Western Division Headquarters and receive a briefing on operational matters.
General Dwivedi will conclude his visit on November 24 and return to India.