Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- Indian Army chief General Dhiraj Seth arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday for a four-day visit at the invitation of Nepal's Chief of the Army Staff General Ashok Sigdel.

Seth arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport at 4:15pm on an Air India flight. Senior Nepali Army officials were at the airport to receive him.

According to Nepali Army officials, during his stay, Seth is most likely to hold meetings with Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who also oversees the Defence Ministry, and General Sigdel, among other senior officials.

President Ramchandra Paudel, who is also the supreme commander of the Nepali Army, is scheduled to confer on Seth the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army at a special ceremony at the Presi...