India News | DG DIA Lt Gen DS Rana to Assume Charge of Andaman & Nicobar Command Chief

Port Blair, May 2 (PTI) Director General of Defence Intelligence Agency (DG DIA) Lt Gen DS Rana will be the next Commander-in-Chief of the strategically important Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), a senior official said on Friday.

The ANC, the country's only tri-services command, has been playing a crucial role so far as maritime security is concerned in the Indian Ocean.

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Lt Gen Rana is likely to take charge on June 1, the official said.

He will succeed Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan.

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Lt Gen Rana will be the 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.

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