Ayush Banerjee

The authorĀ is a postgraduate student at the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has worked under the UN Online Volunteering banner for research-related projects in organizations like the CAMAAY, GLOWA, UNICEF Nigeria, IDMC, UNITAR etc.

Explaining International Politics Through Pop-Culture Narratives

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Analyzing the South Asian Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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