Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi begins 4-day visit to France

The Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi begins his four-day official visit to France as part of efforts to “bolster” India-France defence cooperation. The Army Chief will receive the Guard of Honour before engaging in discussion with French Army Chief General Pierre Schill, at Les Invalides, Paris today. 

The meeting aims to foster stronger military ties between the two nations. Tomorrow, General Dwivedi will travel to Marseille, where he will visit the third Division of the French Army and will be briefed on the



mission and role of the 3rd Division, the bilateral exercise SHAKTI, India-France training cooperation, and the French Army modernisation programme (Scorpion). 

On Thursday, the COAS will visit the Neuve Chapelle Indian War Memorial to lay a wreath in honour of the fallen Indian soldiers who participated in World War I. He will also deliver a talk at the Ecole de Guerre, the French Joint Staff College, highlighting the evolving nature of modern warfare and India’s strategic vision.