Kathmandu, January 22: President Ram Baran Yadav today conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army on Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor in the presence of top dignitaries in the capital, underlining the close relationship between the two forces.
The top Indian general received an insignia, sword and citation from President Yadav at a special function in the Rastrapati Bhawan this evening.
Defence Minister Vidya Bhandari, Nepal Army Chief Gen. Chhatraman Singh Gurung and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood were among the top dignitaries present at the function in Sheetal Niwas.
The honour for General Kapoor comes after Nepalese army chief General Chhtra Man Singh Gurung was conferred with the Honorary title of General of the Indian Army by President Pratibha Patel in New Delhi on December 14, upholding a six-decade old tradition.
Indian General N C Vij had also received the top honour in 2003 from the then King Gyanendra, who was deposed by the 601-member Constituent Assembly in 2008.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Indian Army chief met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and the Defence Minister at Singhdurbar secretariat.
-PTI