Indian Army chief meets PM Bhattarai

Visiting Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh met Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai at the latter's office in Singha Durbar Wednesday.

Visiting Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh meets Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai at...

Nepal-India defence cooperation and Indian military assistance to Nepal figured chiefly during the meeting, it is learnt.

General Singh arrived in Kathmandu for a five-day official trip on Tuesday. He met his Nepali counterpart Chhatraman Singh Gurung at the Nepal Army headquarters yesterday.

The Indian Army chief will also call on President Ram Baran Yadav who will confer him honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army.

He will also visit the NA's UN Peacekeeping Training Centre at Paanchkhal, Jomsom-based training centre, headquarters of the NA’s Western Division and the Indian Army’s pension camp in Pokhara on Thursday. nepalnews.com