New Defence Intelligence Agency Head: Lt General GAV Reddy:

• Lieutenant General GAV Reddy has been named the new Director-General of the Defence Intelligence Agency. 

• Lt Gen KJS Dhillon would be succeeded by General Reddy. Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon retired from the Indian Army after 39 years of service in various important positions.

• The Director-General of the Defence Intelligence Agency is the agency`s chief and one of the Minister of Defence`s and Chief of Defence Staff`s primary intelligence advisors. 

• The director general`s position is rotated among the three Armed Services. 

• Lt Gen Kamal Davar, a former director-general of the Indian Army`s Mechanized Forces, was the DIA`s first Director-General.

• Lt Gen Reddy was a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and has held a variety of senior command and staff positions. 

• After graduating from the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, Lt Gen Reddy was appointed into the 9th Battalion of the Jat Regiment on March 8, 1986.

Defence Current Affairs February 1st Week 2022