Asian Intellectual Property (IP) has been the subject of studies for many years. However, this literature has been uneven, with a strong focus on the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia, largely driven by the region’s strong economic integration. Meanwhile, IP developments in South Asia have remained comparatively underexplored in mainstream scholarship, often understood primarily through an Indian perspective, while countries in Central Asia have only recently begun to engage in IP policy reforms. This presentation will introduce Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia, where 20 contributors from 6 South Asian countries discuss the diverse IP narratives emerging from the region, drawing on law, development, and practice. In doing so, the book represents the first comprehensive effort to consolidate South Asian IP practices and perspectives within a single edited volume. It moves beyond conventional IP analysis by adopting an interdisciplinary approach that engages with broader historical, cultural, and socio-economic contexts.