Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana assumed charge as the 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on Sunday, 1 June.
The Andaman and Nicobar Command is based at Sri Vijaya Puram. It is India's first and the only joint services operational command, integrating the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
In a career spanning over 37 years, the officer has held diverse operational, instructional, and staff appointments across various terrains and theatres. Commissioned on 19 December 1987 into the 10th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles, Lt Gen Rana, years later, commanded the same battalion. Lt Gen Rana is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and a postgraduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
He is also an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi, Centre for National Defence Studies, Madrid, and the National Defence University in the United States. His service includes tenures with the Indian Military Training Team and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
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He has commanded an infantry brigade and division in the eastern sector and subsequently, led the Gajraj Corps along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Lt Gen Rana has also served as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, and the Higher Command Wing, Army War College, Mhow.
His staff appointments include Brigade Major of an Independent Armoured Brigade, Deputy Director-General Staff Duties, Brigadier-Military Intelligence (East), Provost Marshal, and Director General-Staff Duties at the Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Army).
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