In view of the historic case being argued before the Supreme Court on the legality of the abrogation of Article 370, I reproduce below an essay on the genesis of this bond of faith between India and the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the historical perspective of the times and circumstances in which the Article was enacted. This piece was published almost a month before the abolition of the Article on August 5, 2019.
The Supreme Court of India, today issued notice to the Centre & the Jammu and Kashmir Administration on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Mumtazunnisa Soz challenging detention of her husband and Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz since August last year.