Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth has been conferred the rank of Honorary General of the Nepal Army by President Ramchandra Paudel during an investiture ceremony at Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu yesterday.
Nepal Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava and high officials of the Nepal Army and the Nepal government were present during the ceremony. General Seth reached the Himalayan Nation on Sunday on an official visit at the invitation of his Nepalese Army counterpart, General Ashok Raj Sigdel.
The conferral of the honorary rank continues a long tradition that started in 1950, under which Nepal and India confer the honorary rank of general on each other’s army chiefs.
General Seth also met General Sigdel at the Nepal Army headquarters and the two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest and ways to strengthen bilateral military relations. General Seth also met Ambassador Srivastava at the Indian Embassy and the two discussed ways to further strengthen comprehensive relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu.
General Seth also handed over some military and medical equipment to the Nepal Army. He planted a sapling in the premises of the Nepal Army Headquarters and received and inspected the guard of honour.
