Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army by Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel in Kathmandu on Monday. The honour follows a tradition since 1950 under which India and Nepal confer honorary general ranks on each other’s army chiefs. Seth also held talks with Nepal Army officials and handed over military and medical equipment.
Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth was conferred the rank of Honorary General of the Nepal Army by Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel during an investiture ceremony at Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu on Monday. General Seth arrived in Nepal on Sunday for a four-day official visit at the invitation of his Nepalese Army counterpart, General Ashok Raj Sigdel. Nepal Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava and senior officials of the Nepal Army and the Nepal government attended the ceremony, according to a press release issued by the Secretariat of President Paudel.
Tradition Dating Back To 1950
The conferral continues a tradition dating back to 1950, under which Nepal and India confer the honorary rank of general on each other’s army chiefs.
General Seth met General Sigdel at the Nepal Army headquarters on Monday. The two discussed matters of mutual interest and ways to strengthen bilateral military relations.
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