Interview with Barkha Dutt

Status: Completed
Barkha Dutt
Editor and Host
NDTV
Areas of expertise: South Asia Trade Cooperation, Education, Gender Equality

Barkha Dutt is Group Editor with NDTV, India's premiere news and current affairs network. She is one of India's best known journalists and television anchors and is also the youngest journalist to receive the ‘Padmashri’, one of the country's highest State honours. Barkha Dutt emerged as a household name with her frontline war reporting on the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999. Over the past decade she has reported from several conflict zones across the world, including Kashmir, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and most recently the uprisings in Egypt and Libya. Dutt is also the host of the weekly, award-winning talk-show, 'We the People'' as well as the daily prime time show, 'The Buck Stops Here.

Follow Barkha Dutt on Twitter @Bdutt


All Questions
Mukhtiar Ali khoso
Pakistan 		why better education in roral areas. Who can do that? Why Gov. Never imposible, why community 50% chance to relative struggle an ngo's socialworke based.
Mubashir Anis
Pakistan 		Do you think that a mutual demilitarization of the Pakistan-India Border would help create trade in region that is a natural extention of one another! IF yes how could we that about as the current confidence building measures have prooved toothless!
Ashutosh Bajpai
India 		I am from a general category,and from a low class family,so i want a govt job as earlier as possible,what to do suggest me please.
Dr. Ashish Manohar Urkude
India 		How WB can help India implement the RTE? Also, how private institutions can implement RTE to help children learn?
Ashwini Priolker
India 		I would like to know from Barkha Dutt that till date what has been her one best memory of being a journalist and what has been her one worst memory? Also what message she would like to give young and aspiring journalists?
Sayan Das
India 		How important is it to be trained as a journalist or can one amalgamate learning from a distinct field and become a journalist?
Sujata Dev
India 		Where does India stand in the global economy with its present rate of growth, inflation and purchase parity, taking into consideration the deficit in its budget year on year and also the outstanding loans from the world bank.
Archit Gupta
India 		Your thoughts on the current state of journalism in India, criticism faced by journalists for their hunger for sensationalism. And also your secret to becoming one of the most successful journalists not only in India but across the World!
Raza
United States 		How much responsibility you think lies with a journalist or tv channels to promote peace in an Indo-Pak context? Being a Punjabi from across the border, what are your thoughts on Lahore and generally your experience in Pakistan?
Archit Gupta
India 		Your views on India's strained relations with its neighbors like China and Pakistan and the fact that,now, Sri Lanka too is acting funny after India opposed their resolution in the UNHRC.
Raghu
India 		How do U think TV News media is impacted by emerging social medium powered by internet? Growth in smart-hand-held devices & communication tech/platforms may reduce TV News media to mere entertaining debate & talk-shows. Ms. Dutt’s outlook on scope for value enhancement for geo-political tv media.
Isabel Guerrero
United States 		How can the media help India and Pakistan to get closer
Archit Gupta
India 		Your views on the limits that need to be set on the media as far as national interests are concerned and also the criticism faced by the media for extensive coverage if the Kargil war and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Sanjay
Nepal 		Regional trade has worked well in the EU and NAFTA, but why not in South Asia (SAARC)? Is it just India-Pakistan conflict that is holding back the trade negotiations within the region or there is more to it?
Gemechu Shale Ogato
Ethiopia 		You are a very good role model for females of our today's world. How do you explain violence of women's right at war fronts in developing countries? what does the trend looks in countries of your experience like?
yogesh thorat
India 		How to empower the women in Agriculture?
Mushtaq Ghumman
Pakistan 		what will be impact of trade between India and Pakistan over Pakistan's local industry especially auto industry, engineering industry, pharmaceutical industry and textile industry.
Ritobrato Bhattacharyya
India 		Do you think that there exists a gender bias, stereotyping or parochialism while reporting on women politicians in the media? Do more women politicians in India or elsewhere get described as "women" first and as "efficient politicians" later?
Jishnu Kumar
India 		Despite of the fact that UPA Government is disgustingly corrupt, you support the Congress party by all means. NDTV & CNN-IBN are well know supporters of Congress party and in return they get perhaps a "Padmashri." Do you have any moral responsibility for this country?
Zahid
Pakistan 		Do you think in presence of non tarif barrier as imposed by India on Pakistani products, is there any way that trade in south asia can be doubled.