Harinder Baweja anchors special projects for Hindustan Times. She has been a journalist for three decades and has focussed on covering conflict zones, including Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Articles by Harinder Baweja
Headley's estranged wife says she won't talk for free
Faiza Outalha, the Morocco-based estranged wife of David Headley, has put a price on any information she gives out on him — 5,000 euros (Rs. 3,62,089) for 15 minutes. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Jan 26, 2013 09:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
India-Pak visa agreement put on hold
The visa agreement between India and Pakistan, which was to be operationalised today, to allow free and easy access to senior citizens on both sides, has been put on hold, top government sources told HT. LoC issue hits Hockey league, women's WC next?
Updated on Jan 15, 2013 08:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
3 yrs on, communication system hangs in limbo
An encounter in the thick forests of Jharkhand on January 7, in which naxals killed at least 7 securitymen and prevented the CRPF from retrieving the bodies of their colleagues for several hours, has driven home drove a vital point - the need for a better communication system. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Jan 11, 2013 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
I’ll be amazed if PM goes on Pakistan visit: Omar
Batting for a graded response against Pakistan after the savage killings of two Indian soldiers, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah told HT in an exclusive interview that he “would be amazed if the Prime Minister went to Pakistan”.
Updated on Jan 10, 2013 01:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Week before killing, LeT chief stirred trouble at LoC
Just a week before the savage killing of two Indian soldiers, Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed was at the line of control (LoC) bordering Poonch in Jammu, according to an intelligence report. Harinder Baweja reports.India awaits response from Pak: Khurshid
Updated on Jan 10, 2013 08:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Delhi CM behind gangrape victim’s shift to Singapore
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit was the prime mover behind the proposal to shift the 23-year-old gangrape victim to Singapore, government sources revealed on Thursday. Harinder Baweja and Rhythma Kaul report.Rape victim is stable: Ghulam Nabi Azad | Still critical
Updated on Dec 28, 2012 08:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja and Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
Proposal on policing gathering dust
The Union home ministry had considered a proposal to give the Delhi chief minister a formal role in being part of decisions that involve the Delhi Police. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Dec 27, 2012 02:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Delhi Police have highest number of errant cops
The Delhi Police, which take pride in the 'With you, for you always' slogan, have earned the dubious distinction of facing the maximum number of complaints from the public.
Updated on Dec 26, 2012 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Riot-hit localities likely to take a rain check on voting
In the riot-hit Naroda Patiya locality and Gulbarg (Housing) Society, which go to polls on Monday, few are planning to step out and cast their votes. Few voted even in 2002 and 2007. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Dec 17, 2012 01:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Ahmedabad
Modi’s dilemma – he’s trying to become a Vajpayee
The BJP is caught in a political crisis and the party may well be forced to turn to Modi, provided he can demonstrate the ability of landing a decisive victory; of achieving a hat-trick and maintaining a two-thirds majority. Harinder Baweja writes.
Updated on Dec 12, 2012 06:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Narendra Modi’s war room eyes at least 117 seats
There are only two days left for the first phase of polling in Gujarat on December 13, and Narendra Modi’s “war room” — from where he, Arun Jaitley and a few others monitor the campaign – is going full throttle. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Dec 11, 2012 08:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Ahmedabad
Modi selects his side, rejects Muslim candidates
There were many arguments in favour of the proposal: it could help soften his anti-Muslim image; and it could go some way in making him more acceptable to a pan-Indian electorate. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Dec 10, 2012 01:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Ahmedabad
No Muslim face: Modi core team
Narendra Modi’s core team, which is part of his electoral ‘war room’, vetoed a proposal for the BJP to field Muslim candidates.
Updated on Dec 09, 2012 01:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Ahmedabad
Kapil Sibal rules out scrapping 66A, advises ‘fine balance’
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal ruled out the scrapping of the controversial 66A (IT) Act under which two Palghar girls were recently arrested in Maharashtra.
Updated on Nov 30, 2012 10:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Pak yet to move plea for Lakhvi voice sample
It’s been four years since the 26/11 carnage, but the Pakistani government is yet to even move an application in the Rawalpindi trial court to seek the voice samples of the accused, Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Feb 02, 2013 06:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
How Faridkot boy became the poster-boy of terror
"Welcome to the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba," said one of my Lashkar escorts sarcastically as he escorted me through the sprawling complex in Muridke, just 40 km from Lahore. Harinder Baweja and Presley Thomas report. What it cost to keep Kasab in jail | Nariman House | Trident Hotel | Taj Mahal Hotel
Updated on Nov 22, 2012 08:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja and Presley Thomas, New Delhi
We'll persuade Oppn, allies: Kamal Nath
Bracing for a heated winter session of Parliament, urban development minister Kamal Nath, who had recently been given the additional charge of parliamentary affairs, said he had started contacting different parties.
Updated on Nov 15, 2012 02:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
26/11 plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi fathers kid in jail
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a top LeT commander who was arrested by Pakistan for masterminding the 26/11 attacks, has fathered a child while being held on terror charges at the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, highly placed sources have revealed. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Nov 13, 2012 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Manmohan Singh’s pledge to Sikh riot-hit unfulfilled
In 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced an enhanced rehabilitation package for survivors of the 1984 riots. Six years have passed but nothing much has been done yet by the Delhi government. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Nov 03, 2012 02:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Modi better than Swaraj and Jaitley: Jethmalani
Ram Jethmalani, who wrote a letter to Nitin Gadkari, pitching for Narendra Modi as the PM candidate, went a step further, telling HT that Modi was better than both Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Oct 20, 2012 09:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Maharaja to monetise realty, be back in black
Air India, the debt-ridden national carrier that needs to generate Rs 5,000 crore over a 10-year period as part of the turnaround plan, has properties worth a staggering Rs 8,500 crore — if not more.
Updated on Oct 17, 2012 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
'Gadkari tried to approach me ahead of expose'
Two days ahead of a big expose on BJP national president Nitin Gadkari, RTI activist and India Against Corruption (IAC) member Anjali Damania has alleged that he had tried to approach her through intermediaries last week. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Oct 18, 2012 12:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Funds for Red zones unlikely to be re-routed
Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, engaged in a tug of war over how to spend funds in 82 naxal-affected districts across nine states, have shot off letters to the Planning Commission in this regard. Shinde, in fact, escalated the fight by writing to the finance minister and the PM.
Updated on Oct 14, 2012 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Dear Mr Modi, open your heart and apologise for riots
The UK has moved to end the diplomatic isolation of the Gujarat chief minister, but he remains a prisoner of his own politics. Modi has to embrace all Gujaratis, writes Harinder Baweja in an open letter.
Updated on Oct 12, 2012 11:36 AM IST
Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Was controversial snoop unit part of cross-border ops?
Was the Technical Services Division (TSD), a controversial military intelligence unit set up by General VK Singh, carrying out special operations in neighbouring countries?Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Oct 07, 2012 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
'Army forcing us to withdraw case against Gen Singh'
The army has been accused of putting pressure on the civil society in Kashmir to withdraw a PIL against its chief, General Bikram Singh. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Oct 05, 2012 09:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Srinagar
Spy funds used in PIL against army chief?
A probe is on to find if the army’s secret funds were used to ‘sponsor’ the October 2011 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against army chief General Bikram Singh over an alleged fake encounter in the Kashmir valley. Harinder Baweja reports.
Updated on Oct 04, 2012 01:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Srinagar
Death harvest in Maharashtra farms
Bothbudan village in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district stands apart for its sheer starkness. It houses 23 farm widows — the highest any village has seen in Vidarbha. 'Don't turn the page'
Updated on Sep 08, 2012 11:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Yavatmal
‘Don’t turn the page’
Apathy Farmer suicides in Vidarbha continue unabated. 2012 has aggravated the crisis. Harinder Baweja revisits the tragedy through a widow’s open letter.
Updated on Sep 09, 2012 01:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja
Naroda verdict may spell trouble for top cops, ex-minister
Maya Kodnani, a minister in the Narendra Modi government, who will now have to spend 28 years in prison for her role in one of the worst cases of rioting, was finally done in by her phone call records. Harinder Baweja reports.Convicted in Naroda Patiya | Podcast | Kodnani gets 28 years in jail | Crime and punishment
Updated on Sep 01, 2012 01:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi