KATHMANDU: A 31-member delegation of the Indian Army have arrived in Nepal on Sunday.

The visiting team includes students participating in the ‘National Defense Course-62’ that was held at the National Defense College in New Delhi.

The visiting delegation led by Air Vice Marshal Tejveer Singh is on a five day visit to Nepal and will fly back to India on September 1.

The delegation will also pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma and Foreign Minister Dr Narayan Khadka.

They are scheduled to visit the military base on Monday and the central command headquarters in Pokhara on Tuesday.

The Indian Army  team will also visit various tourist and religious spots in Kathmandu and Pokhara, including Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and Lumbini.

The Nepali Army said it was confident that this kind of visit from the neighboring friendly countries will help to strengthen the military relations between the two countries and also help in the promotion of Nepal’s tourism.