I was raised in a conflicted region called Kashmir, where the conflict has raged on for more than 70 years. As a result, I've always been interested into politics and have taken on leadership roles since I was in middle school, participating in a number of model United Nations conferences and even chairing a few of them. 

I spent a year in the United States as an exchange student when I was 15 and got to meet people from all over the world. That experience helped me appreciate diversity on a whole new level, and I believe that's why I'm the best candidate for this position. I've travelled extensively and interacted with people from all over the world. Because I've spent most of my life in leadership capacities, resolving problems comes easy to me. I was a foreign exchange student representative during my exchange program and due to my previous experience I have a decent understanding of how to handle specific situations. As an international student myself, I can empathise with the hardships that my fellow international students face, and I'd do my best to assist them in any way I can.

If you choose me as your international community representative, I’d make sure that I talk about the struggles we go through as international students. 

• The cost of living in the United Kingdom, especially during economic downturns like the one we're currently experiencing, can be incredibly expensive for international students, and this is something I'd like to focus on as an international community representative because it's something I've experienced myself. 

• I’d also want to provide a safe area for foreign students to share any challenges they're having with adjusting to the UK or adapting and leading a new language as well as concerns that are hurting their well-being through a weekly or monthly meet-up. 

• I’d want to raise attention to the fact that there aren't really any scholarships available to overseas students since it will enable more people to come and study here who have the capacity to contribute but can't because of a financial barrier and this is something I'd like to focus on a national level. 

• International students can only work up to 20 hours per week, thus I think there should be more paid positions accessible to assist them manage their finances. 

• International students already pay more in tuition than their domestic counterparts, so the on campus accomodation should be a little cheaper and more accesible to the international student as the cost of paying for a UK guarantor doesn't seem justifiable and merely adds more expenditure.