In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family

JAMMU: S.O.S. International, the organization representing displaced persons from Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has sent an urgent appeal to Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking military intervention to liberate the region, destroy terrorist infrastructure and drug trafficking networks, and honour India’s longstanding parliamentary commitment. The letter, dated January 5, 2026, from Chairman Rajiv Chuni, represents tens of thousands of families displaced since 1947 and emphasizes the severe ongoing injustices under Pakistan’s illegal occupation.

For over 78 years, PoJK has been under Pakistan’s unlawful control, in defiance of international norms and India’s sovereign rights. Pakistan has exploited the region’s rivers, forests, and minerals for its own gain while neglecting and oppressing the local population, imposing severe human rights violations, denial of democratic freedoms, and economic deprivation. Furthermore, PoJK has become a hub for terrorist training camps and launch pads directing attacks against India, alongside drug trafficking routes fueling narco-terrorism that endangers India’s security and youth.

The indigenous people of PoJK have endured immense suffering, including the 1947 genocide that targeted Hindus, Sikhs, and other minorities with mass killings, expulsions, and forced conversions, effectively erasing entire communities and turning survivors into refugees. Properties remain seized without compensation, and dams such as Mangla have been constructed on ancestral lands without consent, submerging homes and farmlands. Despite these atrocities, the displaced persons yearn to return and live peacefully as citizens of India.

The appeal invokes the Indian Parliament’s unanimous resolution of February 22, 1994, which affirms the entirety of Jammu and Kashmir as an integral part of India and calls for Pakistan to vacate the occupied territories, describing this as a binding national pledge.

A compelling recent precedent is the United States’ resolute military operations against Venezuela in early 2026, including Operation Southern Spear and the culminating Operation Absolute Resolve. Under President Donald Trump, U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on drug trafficking infrastructure and a large-scale operation in Caracas, resulting in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and associates on charges of narco-terrorism linked to flooding America with drugs and posing a national security threat.

India, the letter argues, possesses even stronger justifications: restoring territorial integrity in line with a parliamentary resolution (unlike the U.S. action without a territorial claim), eradicating terrorism by destroying training camps and launch pads (more direct than U.S. efforts against drug routes), neutralizing PoJK-based drug networks compounded by cross-border terrorism, and addressing humanitarian crises including human rights abuses, resource exploitation, and the plight of displaced persons and residents.

Just as the U.S. acted decisively to safeguard its security by targeting narco-traffickers and related infrastructure, India holds superior moral, legal, and security imperatives to liberate PoJK, eliminate terrorist camps and launch pads, dismantle drug networks, and reintegrate the region with the motherland.

“We have suffered 78 years of injustice and eagerly await return to our homeland as Indian citizens,” stated Chairman Rajiv Chuni. “Under Prime Minister Modi’s strong and visionary leadership, this is a pivotal moment for bold measures to achieve justice and fulfill the nation’s commitments.” S.O.S. International expresses confidence that the Government of India will respond sympathetically to this enduring injustice and undertake necessary actions, including military operations, to resolve it.

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A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

— Team JK Monitor

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