Indian Army Chief General Naravane to Visit Nepal in November

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be visiting Nepal in November, Nepal Army in a release has said. The release said, “The visit was approved by the Government of Nepal on 3rd February 2020 but was postponed due to lockdown in both the countries”.

During the visit, Nepal President Vidya Devi Bhandari will confer the honorary rank of General of Nepali Army to General Naravane in an investiture ceremony. This will be the first high-level visit to Nepal from India after Kathmandu issued a new Nepal map that showed Indian territories as Nepali territories.

The decision for the new Nepal map was announced through an executive decision by KP Sharma Oli-led government. The constitutional amendment to give legal backing to its coat of arms that shows the new map was passed by the Nepal parliament earlier this year.

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava had that time said, “Map is not based on historical facts and evidence. It is contrary to the bilateral understanding to resolve the outstanding boundary issues through diplomatic dialogue. Such artificial enlargement of territorial claims will not be accepted by India.” Ties between the 2 governments have gone downhill since then.