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Books and AuthorsOn the record"I was picked to cover Punjab in 1984 and that's how my journey began. After that, I was sucked into the lives of people living with everyday violence. For me, it was about being a storyteller and about the sociology and the psychology of violence and why it had taken root in the different conflict zones that I've mapped.
I'm talking about conflicts that are still relevant. I've tried to trace them from where they started, how they started, and why it's still so easy, four decades later, to stoke the embers. What makes young men turn their bodi...
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The Times of India podcast'My job is to hold a mirror to what is happening on the ground'Journalist-columnist Harinder Baweja talks about writing about conflict over four decades, terrorism in Punjab, her multiple trips to Pakistan, exposing Pakistan’s claims on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and more that are documented in her new book.
2025-09-2737 min
The Times Of India Podcast'My job is to hold a mirror to what is happening on the ground'Journalist-columnist Harinder Baweja talks about writing about conflict over four decades, terrorism in Punjab, her multiple trips to Pakistan, exposing Pakistan’s claims on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and more that are documented in her new book.
2025-09-2737 min
The Quint's Videos'I Wish I Could Have Done More': Nafisa Ali On Life, Cancer, Activism | The QuintNafisa Ali Sodhi has fought and defeated cancer in the past. Now, it has resurfaced with a vengeance. But she is not one to give in. In a candid interview with Harinder Baweja for The Quint, Ali speaks intimately about her fight with cancer, the relapse, the pain of chemotherapy and the perils of misdiagnosis and medical negligence when it comes to women's health. She also speaks about how she maintains her zest for life, which in turn fuels her spirit of activism. "I believe in karma. And in doing good, and not turning my back on situations where...
2025-09-2427 min
The Quint's VideosJaved Akhtar: ‘Sholay Was Initially Rejected by Half the Industry’ | The QuintOn 15 August 2025, Sholay completes 50 years of being released, watched, loved, and quoted across generations. Javed Akhtar, who co-wrote Sholay with Salim Khan, speaks to senior journalist Harinder Baweja about what makes the film one of Indian cinema’s most enduring classics.
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2025-08-1636 min
The Quint's VideosHow Should India Handle the Next Conflict? Lt Gen Hooda Interview | The QuintAfter Operation Sindoor and the recent India Pakistan conflict, new lines have been drawn and the countries are learning to live with a 'new normal.'
In an exclusive interview for The Quint, senior journalist Harinder Baweja speaks to Lt Gen DS Hooda (Retd), who oversaw the 2016 surgical strikes, about the critical questions that still linger in the aftermath of the conflict.From ceasefire diplomacy to General Asim Munir’s provocations, Lt Gen Hooda offers a perspective of where things stand. They also discuss what the next crisis can look like and what the government's approach towards the people of...
2025-06-2628 min
The Quint's Videos'Expectation of Violence the New Normal between India-Pakistan': Ayesha Siddiqa, Pak Military ExpertAs the dust settles on the military escalation between India and Pakistan post the 22 April terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, the war of perceptions remains rife. According to some observers, Pakistan is winning the narrative war against India, at least in the international court of opinion. In an exclusive interview with The Quint, Pakistani military expert and Senior Fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London, Ayesha Siddiqa, tells senior journalist Harinder Baweja how the ‘war’ between India and Pakistan has made General Asim Munir, now elevated to Field Marshal, the new ‘hero’ of Pakistan. Sp...
2025-05-2947 min
The Times of India podcast'I don't know why you make such a big thing of it'Former diplomat and minister Mani Shankar Aiyar spoke with Harinder Baweja about why he has always favoured people-to-people ties with Pakistan. He also talks about controversies sparked by statements made by him, and Rajiv Gandhi, and why he thinks they're overblown.
2024-05-1040 min
The Times Of India Podcast'I don't know why you make such a big thing of it'Former diplomat and minister Mani Shankar Aiyar spoke with Harinder Baweja about why he has always favoured people-to-people ties with Pakistan. He also talks about controversies sparked by statements made by him, and Rajiv Gandhi, and why he thinks they're overblown.
2024-05-1040 min
The Times Of India PodcastBring back the veteransMajor General (retired) Satbir Singh - who is Chairman of Indian Ex-servicemen Movement - talks to Harinder Baweja about the case of the eight former Navy personnel who have been sentenced to death in Qatar and India's handling of the case.
2023-11-0115 min
The Times Of India PodcastMani Shankar Aiyar on Pakistan, politics and controversial quotesFormer diplomat and minister Mani Shankar Aiyar - who recently released his memoirs - talks to Harinder Baweja about why he has always favoured people-to-people ties with Pakistan. He also talks about controversies sparked by statements made by him, and Rajiv Gandhi, and why he thinks they're overblown.
2023-10-2540 min
The Times Of India Podcast'If society has so much hatred it was bound to enter Parliament'Former MP and vice president of the RLD, Shahid Siddiqui, talks with Harinder Baweja about BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's abuse-filled speech in Parliament and why he feels the action taken is inadequate. He also reveals why he remains hopeful about the future of the Muslim community in India.
2023-09-2521 min
The Times Of India PodcastPakistan gets caretaker PM, military gets more powerAuthor and senior fellow at King's College in London, Ayesha Siddiqa, talks to Harinder Baweja about the big political twists in Pakistan and how it results in the country's military growing in influence.
2023-08-2328 min
The Times Of India PodcastOmar Abdullah on the state of Kashmir and INDIA's challengesOmar Abdullah, former J&K chief minister and National Conference vice-president, tells Harinder Baweja why he's still fighting against the repealing of Article 370 and how the national opposition alliance is shaping up
2023-07-2625 min
The Times Of India Podcast26/11 accused to be extradited, a step closer to masterminds?TOI Plus's Harinder Baweja explains what the extradition of Tahawwur Rana from the US will achieve in India's pursuit of the attacks' masterminds. She also talks about her experience of visiting the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters and what it says about Pakistan's handling of the case.
2023-05-2226 min
The Times Of India Podcast'Don't make terrorism an excuse to not talk to Pakistan'Bilawal Bhutto will be the first Pakistan foreign minister to visit India in over a decade. Pakistan's ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tells TOI Plus's Harinder Baweja why India and Pakistan shouldn't miss the opportunity for talks.
2023-05-0430 min
The Times Of India PodcastDutee Chand on backing same-sex marriage and wrestlers' protest
One of India's biggest athletes, Dutee Chand tells TOI Plus's Harinder Baweja why she's backing the protesting wrestlers in Delhi and why other athletes should back them. She also explains why she's hoping same-sex marriages will be legalised.
2023-05-0225 min
The Times Of India PodcastHow Imran Khan is upturning Pakistan's politicsImtiaz Gul, the Executive Director of Center for Research and Security Studies, talks to TOI Plus's Harinder Baweja about the attempts to arrest Imran Khan and what the cases mean for Pakistan's politics and future
2023-03-2428 min
The Times Of India PodcastWhat PM Modi can do to win back Kashmiris' trustAS Dulat was R&AW chief and a former advisor to the Prime Minister's office on Kashmir. He talks to Harinder Baweja about his good friend Ajit Doval and what can be done to earn Kashmir's trust after abrogating Article 370.
2023-03-1524 min
The Times Of India PodcastSwara Bhasker on the cost of speaking upActor Swara Bhasker talks to Harinder Baweja about participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the cost of speaking up and dealing with fear.
2022-12-0526 min