Dinesh Singh Rana
Dinesh Singh Rana | |
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| Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2025 | |
| Chief of Defence Staff | Anil Chauhan |
| Preceded by | Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 19 December 1987 – present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 10 Garhwal Rifles |
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| Service number | IC-47020Y |
| Awards | |
Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), having assumed command effective 1 June 2025.[1]
Military career
[edit]Rana was commissioned into the 10th Garhwal Rifles on 19 December 1987.[1][2] He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and a postgraduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Rana is also an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi, the Centre for National Defence Studies, Madrid, and the National Defense University, United States. He took his doctorate on the defence modernisation of China.[1]
During his career, Rana has served with the Indian Military Training Team and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. He has commanded an infantry brigade and division in the Eastern Sector and subsequently led IV Corps (Gajraj Corps) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).[1] He has also served as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad; and with the Higher Command Wing, Army War College, Mhow.[1] His staff appointments include those of a brigade major of an independent armoured brigade, Deputy Director General Staff Duties, Brigadier Military Intelligence (East), Provost Marshal, and Director General Staff Duties at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Army).[1]
His most recent appointment prior to taking over as CINCAN was as Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency, making history as the first Chief of Defence Intelligence to be elevated to the rank of Commander-in-Chief, reflecting the importance of defence intelligence and jointmanship.[1]
Awards and decorations
[edit]Rana has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM, 2025),[3] the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, 2021),[4] the Yudh Seva Medal (YSM, 2015) and both the Sena Medal (SM, 1993) and the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for gallantry in Kashmir.[5][6]
Dates of rank
[edit]| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 19 December 1987[2] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 19 December 1989[7] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 19 December 1992[8] |
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Major | Indian Army | 19 December 1998 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[9] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 1 January 2008[10] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 25 October 2013 (acting)
1 November 2014 (substantive, with seniority from 27 January 2012)[11] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 1 September 2019 (seniority from 1 January 2018) [12] |
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Lieutenant General | Indian Army | 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana takes over as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command". Press Information Bureau (Press release). 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 January 1989. p. 114.
- ^ "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 12 April 2025. p. 130.
- ^ "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 31 July 2021. p. 318.
- ^ "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 4 April 2015. p. 237.
- ^ "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 April 1993. p. 442.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 February 1992. p. 342.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 July 1993. p. 1326.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 December 2005. p. 2432.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 February 2010. p. 267.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 9 January 2016. p. 146.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2964.