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Harinder Baweja

Harinder Baweja

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

“Who will ensure our safety?”: Kashmiri Pandit employees ask government

Kashmiri pandit employees hold placards during a protest demanding justice over the killing of Rahul Bhat in Srinagar.

Updated on May 18, 2022 10:27 IST

Fear again grips Kashmiri Pandits amid targeted attacks

Kashmiri Pandits protest against Rahul Bhat’s killing, in Srinagar. (ANI)

Updated on May 18, 2022 04:19 IST

How the sedition law has been used against citizens: Four personal journeys

The Supreme Court on Thursday put a hold on Section 124A, till the controversial law is reviewed by the Centre. But scores have been singed and have ended up spending a part of their life in jail. The incarceration has taken a psychological toll on victims and their families. (AFP)

Updated on May 12, 2022 18:07 IST

As delimitation concludes, the disturbing story of J&K’s panchayat leaders

Activists of National Conference shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the delimitation commission in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, January 1, 2022. (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 9, 2022 13:41 IST

When love becomes a covert operation: The story of interfaith marriages

While promoting the right to choose a partner, it also provides protection to couples under threat from their families and Right-wing organisations.

Updated on May 2, 2022 08:05 IST

Sharif inherits a troubled India-Pakistan legacy and a crumbling economy

He has taken charge and announced a team of ministers but has at least eight coalition partners and several independents to juggle and please.

Updated on Apr 21, 2022 13:05 IST

Harinder Baweja, Editor, Special Projects, picks her favourite read of 2021

Farah Bashir’s child-narrator tells a story of a life bereft of hope. (HT Team)

Updated on Dec 24, 2021 18:48 IST

26/11 has no parallels... it needed a kinetic response, says Congress MP Manish Tewari

Manish Tewari says no question of leaving the Congress party. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 2, 2021 18:01 IST

Uphaar and the 25-year long battle for justice

The seven-year jail term has finally given the 59 families the relief they were looking for. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 10, 2021 10:46 IST

‘Terrorists told to kill non-Muslim civilians’

The Valley is currently full of non-locals, especially since it is apple-picking season, and security estimates put their number at 300,000 to 400,000.

Updated on Oct 18, 2021 19:12 IST

SAS Geelani: The man central to the separatist story in Kashmir departs

A file photo of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. He was the face of the Jamaat-e-Islami, the political arm of the outlawed terror organisation, Hizbul Mujahideen. (ANI)

Updated on Sep 2, 2021 13:03 IST

Weren’t sure will be able to bring back stranded Indians: AI Kabul flight crew

Representational Image. (File photo)

Updated on Aug 16, 2021 12:33 IST

Air force flight lands in Kabul to evacuate Indians

Men try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 16, 2021 11:10 IST

Delhi-Kabul Air India flight lands 1 hour later amid tense moments in high skies

The Air India commercial passenger flight finally landed an hour later on Sunday, amid tense moments and drama in the skies. The flight is also bringing back diplomats and security officials posted at the Indian embassy in Kabul. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 15, 2021 13:36 IST

From 1996 to 2021: A personal chronicle of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Former Mujahideen hold weapons to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2021. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 12, 2021 03:40 IST

‘Will continue to raise Article 370 issue for however long it takes’: Abdullah

"I will not contest elections till Jammu & Kashmir stays a Union Territory," Omar Abdullah said.

Updated on Jun 25, 2021 21:21 IST

Good start... will keep up struggle to restore 370: Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah emphasised that full statehood to J&K needs to be restored in its entirety.

Updated on Jun 25, 2021 21:15 IST

Delhi’s history of engagement and estrangement with Kashmir’s parties

A security personnel stands guard ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, in Srinagar, Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 24, 2021 04:49 IST

‘Won’t settle for statehood, Art 370 must be restored’: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti.

Updated on Jun 22, 2021 19:45 IST

Won’t settle for statehood, want restoration of Article 370: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti.

Updated on Jun 22, 2021 19:30 IST

The onus rests on PM Modi to build trust with J&K’s political forces

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 21, 2021 07:06 IST

Jammu and Kashmir outfits warm to idea of all-party meet

Among those who received calls were National Conference’s Farooq and Omar Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and CPI(M) leader, Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami.

Updated on Jun 20, 2021 01:41 IST

For those with dementia, Covid’s impact has been brutal

Representational image. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jun 15, 2021 10:30 IST

How the second wave devastated the elderly in India

An elderly man gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at sector 30 district hospital, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (HT file)

Updated on Jun 4, 2021 08:03 IST

In a crematorium, a silent Hindu-Muslim bond

Representational Image. (File photo)

Updated on May 27, 2021 12:41 IST

Trafficked, exploited, starved: The story of the pandemic and sex workers

Delhi’s GB Road, which used to spring to life in the evenings, is now struggling for survival. Of the approximately 4,000 sex workers who resided there, close to half have migrated back to their villages. (Representational image/HT Archive)

Updated on May 24, 2021 08:09 IST

In Covid-19 second wave, how children are suffering

Relatives of a Covid-19 victim perform the last rites, at Sarai Kale Khan crematorium, in New Delhi. (HT file photo)

Updated on May 17, 2021 05:54 IST

Pakistan seeks 'guarantees' on J&K for better ties

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Updated on Apr 2, 2021 01:06 IST

Follow my father’s ideology... he’d never, ever give up on idea of India: Mufti

August 5 was a black day in the history of our country. It destroyed the trust that people of Jammu & Kashmir had placed while choosing to be a part of this country, said Mufti.

Updated on Jan 23, 2021 01:17 IST

BJP is treating J&K like a political laboratory: Mehbooba Mufti

Mufti also indicated that she had misgivings about the alliance.

Updated on Jan 22, 2021 22:45 IST

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