Nepal Army chief to visit India in Jan

Kathmandu: Nepal Army chief General Purna Chandra Thapa will visit India next month where he will be conferred the title of honorary general of the Indian Army, a senior Nepal Army official said on Sunday.
It is a customary practice between the two neighbouring nations to award the honorary title to each other’s army chief.
Chief of Army Staff General Purna Chandra Thapa will be leaving for India, his first international tour since taking charge of the Nepal Army, on January 11, Nepal Army spokesperson Brig Gen Gokul Bhandaree said.
During his six-day tour, General Thapa will be handed over the insignia of the honorary chief of the Indian Army by President Ram Nath Kovind at a function to be held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, he said.
He will also meet Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and visit some defence training institutes. (PTI)