Chief of Army Staff Sharma leaving for India today
KATHMANDU: NOV. 9 – Chief of Army Staff Prabhu Ram Sharma is leaving for New Delhi today (Tuesday) for an official visit to India. This is Sharma’s first visit to India. Chief of Army Staff Sharma is on his way to India on an army aircraft with a nine-member military team. Chief of Army Staff Sharma is leaving for New Delhi, India on a Casa aircraft.
He is going to visit India from Nov. 9 to 12 at the invitation of Indian Army Chief MM Naravane. A contingent of the army has already given a farewell guard to Chief Army Sharma on Monday.
On the occasion of the visit, Chief of Army Staff Sharma is scheduled to be honored by the President of India with the honorary title of Maharathi of the Indian Army. According to the Military Public Relations and Information Directorate, there is a program to honor him on Wednesday.
Nepal and India have a unique tradition of conferring the status of honorary Maharathi on the Chiefs of Army Staff of each other’s countries. According to records, Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff Surendra Bahadur Shah has first conferred the title of Manartha Maharathi of the Indian Army in 2026 BS. During his visit to New Delhi, Chief of Army Staff Sharma is scheduled to hold talks with his counterpart General Narvane and other senior Indian Army officials.
