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About Sachin

Sachin is a Financial Consultant with a corporate litigation firm. Foreign affairs has always been a passion of his. Sachin was able to expand upon this interest with his undergraduate studies in International Business. During this time, he studied abroad at Cambridge University, England. In 2003, Sachin graduated with an MBA concentrated in Finance and Management. While studying for his MBA, Sachin spent time in Brussels, Belgium, researching the development and responsibilities of the European Union. After graduation he soon found his way to Manhattan and has worked in different finance capacities with GE, NBC-Universal, Maxim, and, now in the world of, law. Since joining MYD, Sachin has worked on the campaign to help elect Congressman Scott Murphy, involved in a discussion with the UK's Secretary of State Douglas Alexander, and has voiced opinions on international policies. Sachin is excited to be apart of the foreign affairs committee and feels there is much the team can do.
NewsJuly 23, 2009 8:19am

Stuck Between Iran And A Hard Place

Iran’s supreme leader, who has the highest authority in the country, has requested that President Ahmadinejad ask his first Vice President to step down because he was too friendly with Israel.  In 2008, Vice President Mashai stated, “[Iranians were] friends of all people in the world — even Israelis.”  This combined with an event the VP attended in Turkey where women performed a traditional dance, a ceremony he hosted in Tehran where women played the tambourines, and an event he attended where a woman read versus at a podium from the Holy Quran is not sitting well with Iran’s hard-liners.  The controversies swirling around the VP were apparently too much for the supreme leader to handle, especially while he is … More >>

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For Your ReadingMay 4, 2009 8:52am

What Nations Can Build

“We work hard, eat less, so our children can have a better future.” Douglas Alexander, the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development, quoted a father from a poor family he had met in his travels in a speech he gave last week at the Harvard Club. His topic: international affairs and development. I was lucky enough to see him speak in person, thanks to a hook-up from MYD Prez Al Benninghoff. Alexander’s message was simple: developing nations need our help and it is in our best interest to help them. Take, for example, fragile governments in the Middle East and Africa. There are very real business and political advantages to helping these nations; we also must fulfill our humanitarian … More >>

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