Five former chiefs of the Indian Army have arrived in Nepal at the invitation of the Nepali Army.
Former Indian Army Chiefs Vishwa Nath Sharma, Joginder Jaswant Singh, Deepak Kapoor and Dalbir Singh arrived on Friday morning, said Brigadier General Krishna Prasad Bhandari, the spokesperson of the Nepali Army. Former CoAS of Indian Army Manoj Mukund Naravane will arrive on Saturday morning.
Nepali Army had invited 11 chiefs of Indian Army to attend its 260th Establishment Day which is set to be held on February 18.
Nepali Army is celebrating its 10th Establishment Day organizing a special ceremony after a decade. The 250th Establishment Day had been celebrated amidst a special ceremony 10 years ago.
There is a tradition to confer honorary title on the chiefs of Nepali Army and Indian Army. Indian Army Chief Manoj Pandey had come to Nepal on a five-day Nepal visit on September 4.
Nepali Army had conferred an honorary title of Chief of Army Staff on him during his visit.
