‘Special Relationship’: Indian Army Chief Naravane Meets Nepal PM
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Special Relationship’: Indian Army Chief Naravane Meets Nepal PM

The Quint  

Indian Army chief General MM Naravane met Nepal Prime Minister KP Oil at the latter's residence in Kathmandu on Friday, 6 November. Earlier, Naravane was conferred with the honorary rank of ‘General of Nepal Army’ by Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari during a function in the President's Office on 5 November, IANS reported, quoting the Nepal Army. Interestingly, since 1950, Nepal and India have a historic tradition of conferring the honorary title to each other's army chief. General Naravane will be the 18th Indian army chief to be conferred with the title, it was further reported.

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India Today  

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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