ON August 5, 2019, I met Arun Jaitley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, for the last time at his home. Soon after, he passed away. As I was ushered into his room, where he sat uncomfortably with many tubes inserted into him, I saw him watching the discussion in Parliament on the Union government’s decision
to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) a special status.
“You must miss being there and they must miss you too,” I said to him. He smiled wistfully. Jaitley. . .
