{"id":23195,"date":"2026-08-18T16:46:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23195"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:01:40","slug":"indian-army-chief-general-dhiraj-seth-pays-courtesy-call-on-prime-minister-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23195","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth Pays Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shah<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister and Defence Minister Balendra Shah on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, where the two sides discussed matters related to Nepal-India relations and military cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava was also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>General Seth arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday for a four-day official visit at the invitation of Nepal Army Chief of Army Staff General Ashok Raj Sigdel.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, President Ramchandra Paudel conferred on General Seth the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army during a special ceremony at the Office of the President.<\/p>\n<p>Nepal and India have maintained a tradition since 1950 of conferring the honorary rank of General on each other\u2019s army chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>General Seth also held bilateral talks with General Sigdel at Nepal Army Headquarters on Monday. 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