Visit of Nepal Army Chief Purna Thapa to India

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New Delhi : General Purna Chandra Thapa, Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal Army, will be visiting India from January 12 to January 15, 2019, on his first official bilateral visit after taking over the command of the Nepal Army.

Based on an age old tradition existing between the armies of both countries, the Nepal Army Chief will be conferred on the Honorary Rank of ‘General of Indian Army’ by the President of India on January 12, 2019, at Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.

During the visit, General Purna Chandra Thapa shall be interacting with senior Indian Army hierarchy and visiting formations based at Jaipur and Lucknow. The visit symbolises the deep-rooted military to military ties and shall be a platform to further strengthen the defence cooperation between the two armies, according to a PIB release.