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General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff embarks on a visit to Japan

October 14, 2024 Photo(s): By PIB
General Upendra Dwivedi
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)

General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), departed on a visit to Japan from October 14 to 17, 2024, marking a significant step in bolstering the defence cooperation between India and Japan.

On October 14, 2024, General Upendra Dwivedi will interact with Sibi George, Indian Ambassador to Japan and would thereafter engage in discussion on India-Japan relations at the Embassy of India, Tokyo.

On October 15, 2024, the COAS will engage in dialogues with the senior military leadership of Japan at the MoD in Ichigaya. The meetings are planned with General Yoshida Yoshihide, Chief of Staff, Joint Self Defence Force; General Morishita Yasunori, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF); Ishikawa Takeshi, Commissioner of Acquisition, Technology and Logistic Agency (ATLA). The discussions will be aimed at fostering stronger military cooperation between India and Japan. General Upendra Dwivedi will also pay homage at the Memorial at MoD, Ichigaya and will be given a Guard of Honour by the JGSDF. The itinerary also includes an interaction with senior hierarchy of JGSDF and a visit to the National Institute of Defence Studies.

On October 16, 2024, General Upendra Dwivedi, the COAS, accompanied by General MORISHITA Yasunori, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self Defence Force, will visit Fuji School, wherein he will engage in a conversation with Lt General Kodama Yasuyuki, Commanding General of Fuji School. The COAS will be given a briefing at the School and he will also witness an Equipment and Facility Display.

On October 17, 2024, the COAS will visit Hiroshima, wherein he will lay a wreath at Hiroshima Peace Park and pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue at the Peace Park.

The visit by General Upendra Dwivedi aims at strengthening military cooperation between militaries of India and Japan besides exploring new avenues of collaboration between the two nations.