During his visit to India, Blinken will be accompanied by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. The US delegation will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior Indian officials to discuss both bilateral and global concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Blinken's India visit will come after his trip to Israel, which has been pounding Hamas after the militants launched a massive October 7 assault inside Israel
In Tokyo, Blinken will participate in the second G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting of 2023, building on the commitments made during the G7 Hiroshima Summit.