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Geopolitics & Foreign Affairs
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.

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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Other Writing

This column examines Pakistan’s recent surge in defence export agreements and the growing narrative that arms sales could provide an economic...

An examination of how India’s long-standing doctrine of strategic autonomy has evolved amid rising global pressures from the United States, China,...

This column assesses the international implications of the United States’ unilateral intervention in Venezuela and the detention of a sitting head...

A comparative reflection on leadership cultures shaped by professional experience in European multinationals and Indian corporate environments. The...

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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...