Army chief Naravane presents medical equipment to Nepal army
Live MintNEW DELHI: Indian Army chief, Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday presented to the Nepalese army medical equipment, including X-Ray machines, computed radiography systems, ICU ventilators, video endoscopy units, anesthesia machines, laboratory equipment and ambulances, the Indian Embassy in Nepal said in a statement. Naravane is on a three-day visit to the Himalayan country aimed at putting bilateral ties back on track after Nepal published a new map showing sections of Indian territory as lying within its borders. He was later accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Nepali Army Headquarters after which he went in for talks with his counterpart General Purna Chandra Thapa. Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari is to confer the honorary rank of general of the Nepali Army on Naravane at an investiture ceremony on Thursday.