In Brief
- President Ramchandra Paudel conferred the title of Honorary General of the Nepal Army on Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth during an investiture ceremony at Sheetal Niwas.
- The award continues a unique military practice established in 1950, where India and Nepal mutually bestow the rank of Honorary General on each other's army chiefs.
- General Seth met with Nepal's Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel to discuss strengthening defense ties, inspected a guard of honor, and handed over military and medical equipment.
Reinforcing deep bilateral defense ties, Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by Nepalese President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu.
The ceremony was attended by Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, and Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava. The event forms part of General Seth’s three-day visit at the invitation of Nepalese Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel, continuing a 76-year-old reciprocal military tradition established in 1950.
During the visit, General Seth met with General Sigdel to discuss security cooperation, inspected a guard of honor, planted a sapling, and delivered military and medical supplies—reaffirming mutual trust and long-standing defense cooperation between New Delhi and Kathmandu.
Source: The Assam Tribune
