Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi begins visit to Japan (14-17 October 2024)
On 14 October 2024, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, departed on a visit to Japan from 14 to 17 October 2024.
Summary
On 14 October 2024, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, departed on a visit to Japan from 14 to 17 October 2024 to bolster India-Japan defence cooperation. In Tokyo he was to interact with Indian Ambassador Sibi George on 14 October and hold talks with Japan's senior military leadership at the Ministry of Defense, Ichigaya, on 15 October. On 16 October he was to visit the Fuji School with Gen Morishita Yasunori, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defence Force, and on 17 October lay a wreath at Hiroshima Peace Park and pay tribute at Mahatma Gandhi's statue.
Key facts
- Visit
- 14-17 Oct 2024, Japan
- COAS
- General Upendra Dwivedi
- Ambassador to Japan
- Sibi George
- JGSDF Chief of Staff
- Gen Morishita Yasunori
- 17 Oct
- Hiroshima Peace Park
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who was India's Ambassador to Japan with whom the Army Chief was to interact in Tokyo on 14 October 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Sibi George
PIB (14 Oct 2024): on 14 October General Upendra Dwivedi will interact with Shri Sibi George, Indian Ambassador to Japan.
On the last day of his Japan visit (17 October 2024), where was General Upendra Dwivedi scheduled to lay a wreath?
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Correct answer: A — Hiroshima Peace Park
PIB (14 Oct 2024): on 17 October the COAS will visit Hiroshima and lay a wreath at Hiroshima Peace Park and pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi's Statue there.