18th January 2018 13:29:24 Hours
Bringing existing sound relations to new heights and holding the Sri Lanka Army in high regard, General Rajendra Chhetri, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepal Army, accompanied by his spouse and a delegation of ten military and civil members arrived in Sri Lanka during the wee hours on Thursday (18) to a warm welcome, accorded at the the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport.
The COAS of the Nepal Army, General Rajendra Chhetri's goodwill visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of his counterpart in Sri Lanka, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake takes place barely a few hours after Pakistan's COAS left the island Wednesday (17) evening upon completion of a three-day long productive stay in Sri Lanka.
General Rajendra Chhetri, COAS of the Nepal Army and his delegation were warmly received at the airport by Major General Amal Karunasekara, Chief of Staff of the Army representing the Commander of the Army before the delegation was driven to Colombo .
During his stay in Sri Lanka, he is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on HE the President, Hon. Prime Minister, State Minister of Defence, Secretary Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army, Navy and Air Force Commanders and make a formal visit to a field headquarters with a view to getting a first-hand experience in Sri Lanka.
The delegation is comprised of the spouse of the COAS, Mrs Rita Chhetri, Mid Eastern Div Commander, Major General Ishwar Hamal, Deputy Military Assistant to the COAS, Colonel Anup Jung Thapa, Lieutenant Colonel Rajaram Badnet, Staff Officer, Lieutenant Sreya Rayamajhi, Aide-de-Camp, Warrant Officer II, Brinda Thapa and a few other civil members.
Chief of the General Staff of Nepal Army, Officers Commanding of Nepal Army, HE Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal, several Military Attachés in Nepal saw the Nepali Army Chief's departure from Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Wednesday (17).
Here follows General Rajendra Chhetri’s Profile;
General Rajendra Chhetri, the Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepalese Army, was born on 15 November 1960 in the Himalayan foothills of Chok Chisapani VDC, Tanahun District. General Chhetri is the second son of late Colonel Gopal Bahadur Khatri Chhetri and Mrs. Pramila Khatri Chhetri.
Commissioned into the Rajdal (Artillery) Battalion in 1978 from the then Royal Nepalese Military Academy, Kharipati; General Chhetri is a qualified Paratrooper who has undergone several professional trainings both in Nepal and abroad. In this regard, he has undergone Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare Training, Junior Staff, Company Commander and Battalion Commander Courses in Nepal; and Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery training from countries such as India, Pakistan and China. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (1992) and United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (2010). Gen Chhetri is also a qualified Psychological Testing Officer from the Defense Institute of Psychological Research, New Delhi, India. He has attended executive programs from Near East and South Asia, NDU, USA and Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey USA. He was part of General Gaurav Shumsher JBR (Retd)’s delegation team which visited Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2014.
He has served in the United Nations as a Platoon Commander in Lebanon in 1985, as a Military Observer in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1988 to 1989, as a Zone II Operations Officer in Haiti in 1995; and as a Strategic Planning Officer of the Military Division of Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations HQ, New York from 2002 to 2005.
Gen Chhetri has 39 years of military experience, with service during both peace and conflict, at home and abroad. He has commanded No.4 Air Defense Battery, Jagadal (Air Defense) Battalion, No. 7 (Infantry) Brigade, No.3 (Infantry) Brigade and Mid Division as GOC.
Gen Chhetri has also held key staff billets at all levels, including as Brigade Major of No. 1 Brigade and Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) of Mid Division HQ. At Army HQ, he has served in the Research and Development Directorate, Inspector General Department, Operations Branch, Military Secretary Branch, as Director of Recruiting and Selections and as Military Assistant to Chief of the Army Staff. He has also served in the National Security Council Secretariat as an analyst. He has recently completed tenures as Quarter Master General, Director General of Military Training, Chief of Staff and Chief of General Staff at Army HQ. General Chhetri was appointed as the Chief of the Army Staff on 10 September, 2015 and was conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on 3 February, 2016. He has been honoured with, Prasiddha Prabal Janasewa Shree, Sukritimaya Rastradeep, Prakhyat Trishakti Patta, Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, four UN Medals and Army Achievement Medals from the USA.
General Chhetri holds two Masters Degrees- Masters in History from Tribhuwan University, Nepal and Masters in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is married to Mrs. Rita Chhetri and the couple is blessed with two sons, Abhishek and Abhushan; two daughters-in- law, Vidisha and Ashmita; and grandchildren, Aryani, Samashrita and Arihant.
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