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Aryabin Hasan

Proactive, self-motivated, and goal-oriented team player seeking a geopolitical research-oriented post in a research organization/think-tank/ foreign diplomatic mission. As a student of politics and international relations, I've achieved relevant experiences while working for organizations like the  Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, the European External Action Service, and the Indian Political Action Committee. My future ambitions lie in working for international organizations and the diplomatic field. I am deeply interested in international relations, global politics, India's political & foreign policy developments, general elections, and psephology and I possess professional experience in all these fields. I also offer complete knowledge of contemporary history and international relations of South Asian countries, Indo-Pacific, and India’s policy towards these regions. 

Key Skills

Computer Skills
Observation Skills
Data Analytical Skills
Decision-making skills
Political Advocacy Skills
Report Writing and Communication Skills
Analytical and Fact-checking Skills
Critical Thinking Skills
Technical Skills
Research Methodology Application Skills

Professional Experience

Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Fellow
Indian Political Action Committee Kolkata, IN
India’s first & largest cross-party political advocacy group credited with revolutionizing election in India.
 My key responsibilities are listed below:
1. Research and analyze result outcomes of past state assembly and general elections in India. 
2. Campaign strategy formulation for client political parties and political intelligence gathering.
3. Campaign engagement and overseeing its implementation.
4. Election prediction and associated psephological services.
5. Providing political consultancy to Lok Sabha 2024 candidates and regularly interacting with leaders of political parties to keep them up-to-date regarding ground scenarios. 
Jul 2023
Jan 2024
Trainee - Political Section
European External Action Service Brussels, BE
External Affairs arm of the European Union.
Worked as a Trainee in the Political Section of the European Union Delegation to India & Bhutan, New Delhi; my key responsibilities were: 
 
1.  Drafting weekly updates and standalone reports for the Headquarters in Brussels concerning internal political developments in India, India's foreign engagements, elections, and geopolitical, military, and strategic developments concerning India and Bhutan in the Trans-Himalayan, Indo-Pacific, and Indian Ocean Region.  
2. Provide administrative and logistical coordination and support for official visit programs, including program development, making appointments with high-level officials, providing advice and logistical support, and assisting the Section Head/Political Counsellors with the G20 visits.
3. Led media scanning for developments of interest to the European Union.
4. Develop profiles of key contacts for use by high-level visitors and attend and report on meetings, workshops, and conferences as required. 
5. Monitoring and analyzing the outcomes of the state elections in India and the General Elections in Bhutan, along with observing the trends leading to the 2024 General Elections in India.  
6. Successfully contributed to the work of the section notably through desk research related to the implementation of the India-Middle-East-Europe Connectivity (IMEC) project and its political implications. 
7. Prepared internal briefs, analysis, background materials, and speaking points when demanded.
8. Assisted the Defence Attache with research and logistical support.  Also assisted the European Union's military and strategic missions like the EU ATALANTA naval mission and EU ESIWA project as a research help. 
May 2023
Present
Research Assistant
Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research Amsterdam, NL
Research organization under the University of Amsterdam, conducting research on social science subjects.
Worked as a Research Assistant under Prof. Ursula Dexecker for the European Research Council-funded project "Election, Violence & Political Parties" (EVaP), implemented by the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research.  My key duties as a Research Assistant for this project are listed below:
1. Research on electoral violence in India & Nigeria and analyzing electoral results.
2. Ground-level survey and interaction with academicians, think tanks, etc.
3. Administrative tasks and logistical support for the project.
4. Use of GIS to build an electoral violence hotspot map for India. 
5. Data Interpretation and translational services. 

Education

Sep 2021
May 2023
M.A in Public Administration in Department of Political Science
Jamia Millia Islamia
Aug 2018
Dec 2021
B.A in Political Science in Department of International Relations
Jadavpur University

Hobbies & Interests

  • Current Affairs
  • Geo-politics
  • Swimming and Table Tennis
  • Psephology
  • Watching Documentary and Vlogs on Geopolitics
  • Military

Languages

English
(Native)
Bengali
(Native)
Hindi
(Native)
Urdu
(Fluent)
Spanish
(Basic)

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