India, Nov. 12 -- Antony Blinken has had a hand in shaping US foreign policy over three decades and three presidential administrations, serving as principal deputy national security advisor for President Barack Obama during 2013-2015, deputy secretary of state for Obama during 2015-2017, and secretary of state for President Joe Biden during 2021-2025. A graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, Blinken's public service began at the US department of state in 1993. Blinken has been a votary of strong India-US relations, putting economic ties at the heart of the bilateral strategic partnership, while advocating a more robust US approach towards China to ensure American interests in areas ranging from security and trade to technology...