Nepal Army chief to visit India; to be honoured by president

Nepal's Army chief Chhatra Man Gurung will pay a week-long visit to India this week, his first foreign trip after assuming office, during which he will be conferred with the honorary title of general of Indian Army.
    
Gurung, who assumed office as the Nepal Army chief in September, will begin his India visit on December 11, at the invitation of Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor.
    
President Pratibha Patil will confer on 57-year-old Gurung the honorary title of general of the Indian Army on December 14, according to Army Headquarters sources.
    
Gurung will also attend a passing-out ceremony of Indian Army cadets at the Indian Military Academy on December 12 in Dehradun, where he himself passed out from, as a special guest.
    
India has recently agreed to resume military cooperation with Nepal, suspended in 2005 after former King Gyanendra assumed absolute power.
    
The decision to resume non-lethal military supplies to Nepal was taken during the recent security talks held between Nepalese and Indian officials in Kathmandu.