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. Outside of government, Blinken has worked in the private sector, civil society and journalism. He has briefly dabbled in film production and is probably the only US secretary of state to have songs available on Spotify. He has been known to strap on a guitar to belt out tunes ranging from blues to rock....