Srinagar, Jan. 25 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Sunday has written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) seeking immediate intervention in view of the increasingly precarious situation faced by Indian students pursuing medical education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Association highlighted a convergence of serious concerns, including the continued withholding of students' passports by university authorities, coercive academic practices amid an unfolding crisis, and rapidly escalating regional and geopolitical tensions, which have together left Indian students anxious, stranded, and vulnerable.

In its letter addressed to the External Affairs Minister, the Association stated that Indian students, a maj...