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As a member of the BS Data Team, Samreen Wani covers a range of subjects — from macroeconomics to markets, health to law, and defence to politics. A postgraduate in international relations, she has previously worked as a research scholar with the International Strategic and Security Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. She also has a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Asian School of Journalism, Chennai.
As a member of the BS Data Team, Samreen Wani covers a range of subjects — from macroeconomics to markets, health to law, and defence to politics. A postgraduate in international relations, she has previously worked as a research scholar with the International Strategic and Security Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. She also has a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Asian School of Journalism, Chennai.
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