General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army and Mrs Sunita Dwivedi returned home today after a five-day official visit to Nepal. Major General Prem Dhoj Adhikari, Head of Department, Department of Military Operations and his wife bade farewell to General Dwivedi and Mrs Dwivedi at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). General Dwivedi arrived in Kathmandu on 20 November 2024 upon the official invitation extended by COAS General Ashok Raj Sigdel.

During the visit, General Dwivedi was conferred the rank of Honorary General of the Nepali Army by the Right Honourable President Mr Ram Chandra Poudel. Similarly, General Dwivedi paid a courtesy call to the Right Honourable President, the Right Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Defense Minister and the Chief of the Army Staff, Nepali Army. He visited Army Command & Staff College, Shivapuri and Western Division Headquarters, Pokhara. Likewise, he offered prayers at the Muktinath temple, Mustang and experienced the mountain flight.

The Nepali Army firmly believes that such high-level visits will help to further cement the friendship between the two armies and the two countries.