Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane was conferred with the honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army by Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari. It is a seven-decade-old tradition of the Indian and Nepali armies that they confer the Army chiefs of each other's countries with the honorary title. Most recently on November 10, 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind honorary title of General of Indian Army to General Prabhu Ram Sharma, Chief of the Army Staff of Nepal Army at a special decoration ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.