LETTERS FROM THE PERIPHERY

Geopolitical analysis from the margins of global power
B. S. DARA

B. S. DARA

B. S. Dara is an independent geopolitical analyst and author focused on international security, strategic competition, and global power transitions. He has published more than two hundred op-eds in leading Indian newspapers and is the author of three fiction books, which have been added to the collection of the prestigious Qatar National Library. His work focuses on South Asia, the Middle East, and Eurasia, and is guided by strict analytical independence.

Other Writing

Daily Excelsior | Foreign Affairs Analysis

This column examines the escalating confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, and its...

Daily Excelsior | Foreign Affairs Analysis

“The Economic Limits of Pakistan’s Arms Trade,” published in the Daily Excelsior, analyzes Pakistan’s...

Daily Excelsior | Geopolitical Commentary by B. S. Dara

This column examines how India’s long-standing doctrine of strategic autonomy is evolving...

Daily Excelsior | Global Affairs Commentary by B. S. Dara

This column examines the geopolitical precedent created by the United States’ unilateral...

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Books

THE INSATIABLE

A sinister tale of an elusive mastermind

A GUNFIRE ECHOED

THREE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY FOUND DEAD

THE ONLY SURVIVOR HAS AN ALIBI FOR THE DAY OF MURDER

When Daniele Lucania, a beautiful and ambitious woman in her late thirties is confronted by her daughter, Laura Veneto, over her tumultuous affair with a young and enigmatic Leofardo Renji, the dark secrets unravel and tragedy strikes,...

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I, YOU AND PUNE

heartbreaks, monsoon nights, voice notes, and one final goodbye

A love story soaked in sex, silence, and one final goodbye. I, You and Pune, is now out.

In a city that never asked for loyalty, she gave everything. I, You and Pune is a fiercely intimate and unapologetically modern love story about a young MBA graduate who moves to Pune to start a banking career, and ends up in a live-in relationship with a...

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THE LADY IN ROOM 302

Some Loves don't die. They just come back haunted.

When disgraced journalist Sid Rajvansh checks into the crumbling Moonlight Hotel, he finds her, a gorgeous woman in red who doesn’t knock, doesn’t age, and doesn’t belong to the living. She enters his room like a storm wrapped in silk, and every night she returns.

Same hour.

Same hunger.

Same warning in her eyes.

But when Sid begs her to stay past...

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Blog

December 24, 2025

From afar, India and Pakistan appear smaller on the screen but heavier in the mind. The slogans soften, the outrage slows, and yet the conflict...

August 27, 2025

If you long for a book that will ensnare your attention from the very first page to the last, “The Insatiable” by BS Dara is an essential read....

August 27, 2025

Author BS DARA’s recently released ‘THE INSATIABLE’ is a gripping fiction novel that unveils a riveting tale of thunderous Romance and undying...