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
Was Taliban paid ransom to release aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar?
Indicating that a ransom may have been paid to the Taliban to secure his release, Father Alexis Prem Kumar has confided to his family that his captors told him they were “waiting for the money” and that he would soon be freed.
Updated on Mar 05, 2015 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Won't form govt without assurance over special status to J-K: Mufti
PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Saeed is in no hurry to become the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He's been in negotiations with the BJP through several interlocutors for nearly two months and is emphatic that he will not 'sell out'.
Updated on Feb 20, 2015 09:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Mumbai
Working on JuD ban but Lakhvi's fate is in court hands, Pakistan tells India
Pakistan has told India it is was working towards a ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa - a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba - but the fate of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the 26/11 architect, was entirely for the court to decide.
Updated on Feb 19, 2015 12:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Howzzat? NSA Doval and Pak envoy laid pitch for Modi's cricket diplomacy
The pitch for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cricket diplomacy was laid over two months and after several rounds of meetings between NSA AK Doval and Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit.
Updated on Feb 18, 2015 03:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Women in Indian armed forces: Challenges, triumphs and male response
With women officers seen commanding contingents for the R-Day parade, HT does a ground check to find the real picture - the challenges, triumphs and how men respond to women officers.
Updated on Feb 08, 2015 07:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja
No combat role for lady officers: Army tells defence ministry
The army may have celebrated its lady officers on Republic Day and showcased Nari Shakti (women power) for visiting US President Barack Obama but it still not ready to give them combat roles, HT has learnt.
Updated on Feb 05, 2015 08:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Narendra Modi plans MLK Memorial moment for Barack Obama in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a special gesture for Barack Obama, chief guest at this year’s Republic Day parade, to recreate and reciprocate the US president’s ‘Martin Luther King moment’, HT has learnt.
Updated on Jan 18, 2015 02:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Pakistan minister says there’s no reason to ban Hafiz Saeed’s JuD
Pakistan cannot ban the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) group led by 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed because it is a charitable and not terrorist organisation, Pakistan’s minister for defence production told HT in an exclusive interview Friday.
Updated on Jan 17, 2015 08:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Crew not quizzed, Rajratan sent off on new mission
Intelligence agencies wanted to talk to the crew of the Coast Guard ship that intercepted a Pakistani fishing boat before it sank in the Arabian Sea, but were told the ship had been sent on another mission, HT has learnt.
Updated on Jan 09, 2015 12:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Pak boat: No mention of ‘terror’ in NTRO alert
The controversial burning and sinking of the fishing boat by its four occupants led to questions in the media and by the Congress, which asked whether the vessel was carrying terrorists or smugglers.
Updated on Jan 09, 2015 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Eye on Delhi poll, BJP may go slow in J-K
The BJP could go slow on its negotiations with the PDP on government formation in J-K because it is worried about the impact a tie-up would have on its electoral fortunes in the national capital.
Updated on Jan 07, 2015 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Won't say no to BJP if they knock on my door: Omar
The Jammu and Kashmir poll verdict threw up a hung assembly in which the PDP emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats and the BJP came a close second with 25. The majority mark is 44 seats.
Updated on Dec 25, 2014 04:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
PDP may look at BJP, but conditions apply
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have emerged as the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir with 28 seats but is caught in a dilemma over allying with the BJP, with whom it differs on Article 370, conversions and uniform civil code.
Updated on Dec 24, 2014 01:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Pakistan must rein in Hafiz Saeed: NSA Ajit Doval
Pakistan must convict 26/11 attacks plotter Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and rein in Hafiz Saeed, chief of banned terror outfit LeT and head of JuD, national security adviser AK Doval said.
Updated on Dec 21, 2014 11:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Pak govt orders detention of Lakhvi for 3 more months
Zaki-ur-Rehman-Lakhvi was a senior member of the Lashkar hierarchy, second only to 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. He was arrested in December 2008, soon after the serial attacks rocked Mumbai.
Updated on Dec 19, 2014 04:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
‘Zaki chacha’ cleared the attacks
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is among seven Pakistanis accused of planning and executing the 26/11 attacks. Military commander of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Lakhvi was instrumental in planning the terror strike along with Hafiz Saeed.
Updated on Dec 19, 2014 02:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi:
26/11 accused Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi granted bail in Pakistan
LeT operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, one of the seven Pakistani nationals accused of planning and abetting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was granted bail by Pakistan court.
Updated on Dec 18, 2014 07:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Islamabad
Same terror, same pain: Peshawar, 9/11 or 26/11 attacks
Pakistan's Deep State must realise that it cannot be that the Talibani ranks are terrorists and the armed Lashkar foot soldiers are freedom fighters. It cannot be that the Tehreek-e-Taliban is bad and the Lashkar is good.
Updated on Dec 17, 2014 08:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Grenades, food items, GPS entries: Terror came from across LoC
Investigations into the attacks reveal a well-thought-out plan by the Lashkar-e-Taiba - with active help from Islamabad - to disrupt the assembly elections that have seen record turnouts, sources told HT.
Updated on Dec 07, 2014 12:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Kashmir attacks aimed at scaring voters: Security officials
Terror Friday in which the Valley saw multiple attacks in quick succession was an attempt to scare people from attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first election rally in Kashmir on December 8.
Updated on Dec 06, 2014 02:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
J-K terror attacks an attempt to keep turnout low at Modi rally
Terror Friday in which the Valley saw multiple attacks in quick succession was an attempt to scare people from attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first election rally in Kashmir on December 8.
Updated on Dec 06, 2014 08:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
J&K polls no substitute for plebiscite, says Hafiz
Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed cocked a snook at India on Thursday as he kicked off a controversial two-day national congregation ostensibly aimed at promoting religious tolerance in Pakistan, but which India perceives as a violation of global norms against terrorism.
Updated on Dec 05, 2014 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Kashmir rejects separatists? They are only 'half a Machil' away
Voter turnout isn't an an indicator of the ground situation. To resolve the Kashmir issue, the Central government must first understand the difference between aspiration and alienation.
Updated on Dec 05, 2014 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja
PDP divided over seeking BJP support
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the Muftis, slated to be the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir, is discussing a difficult proposition behind closed doors: can it afford to take the support of the BJP to form the government?
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Srinagar
In eye of churn, fear lurks among Kashmiri Pandits
Srinagar’s Habbakadal, home to 16,000-odd Pandit voters, is one constituency where the BJP hopes to open its account — at least to make a psychological point that the party is not confined only to Jammu.
Updated on Nov 29, 2014 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Srinagar
2010 summer agitation haunts me; I made mistakes: Omar Abdullah
In the midst of a tough electoral battle, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah takes time off to speak to Hindustan Times about the mistakes he made and what he could have done differently in his six-year tenure.
Updated on Nov 27, 2014 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir: Hawks underplay boycott to limit BJP
Separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have adopted a deliberate go-slow approach to their poll boycott call, which they believe would dent the BJP’s prospects at least in the Valley.
Updated on Nov 27, 2014 06:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Srinagar
Won't take BJP’s support: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti
In an interview to HT, Mufti ruled out Wednesday an alliance with the BJP to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the party was trying to divide the state along communal and ethnic lines.
Updated on Nov 27, 2014 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, Srinagar
It was okay for India to call off dialogue with Pakistan: Hamid Karzai
Faced with warring factions and a volatile neighbour, Pakistan, former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai faced a challenge in keeping his country together. He speaks about some of the challenges in an interview at the 12th HT Leadership Summit.
Updated on Nov 25, 2014 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Shot through the heart: what Machil fake encounter did to Kashmir
Life imprisonment for army personnel who murdered three men could be a watershed moment. No Kashmiri ever thought they would see the army take action against its own for 'kills'. 5 armymen get life term
Updated on Nov 13, 2014 08:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja