Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth arrives in Kathmandu on Sunday for a four-day official visit. Multiple outlets report that his schedule includes meetings with senior Nepali officials.
A central element of the visit is a formal military honour. President Ramchandra Paudel is set to confer the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army on Seth on Monday. The Kathmandu Post notes that the visit takes place amid uncertainty about whether Seth will meet with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda,” while other reporting focuses more directly on the planned engagements with top officials.
Across the sources, there is agreement on the timing of Seth’s arrival and the Monday ceremony for the honorary rank, with differences mainly in how much emphasis they place on specific meeting arrangements.