Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor has arrived in Washington on a week-long visit to the United States, during which he is expected to hold discussions with top US military leadership on a wide range of bilateral issues, besides the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
General Kapoor is scheduled to meet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, his counterpart in the US Army General George W Casey and Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
General Kapoor would be visiting the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Florida to hold discussions with its top generals about the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Indian Army chief is scheduled to visit Fort Bragg in North Carolina -- America's most combat ready and active military installation. It is home to the 82nd Airborne Division and the US Army Special Operations Command. Besides visiting Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, known as the intellectual center of the US Army, General Kapoor would also visit the National Training Center of the US Army in Fort Irwin in California.