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Challenges Protecting India’s Traditional Knowledge GS Paper 3 – Economy / IPR

Question: Evaluate the challenges in protecting India’s traditional knowledge systems under the global intellectual property rights regime. Answer: India possesses a rich repository of traditional knowledge systems (TKS)—from Ayurveda to textile weaving. However, protecting these under the modern IPR regime poses significant challenges, particularly in the context of collective ownership and traditional craftsmanship. Firstly, Western …