The International Conference titled "Political, Economic and Cultural Pivots in the Past, Present and Future of South and South-East Asia" held at Girijananda Chowdhury University in January, 2025. The various chapters in the book address pressing issues related to global transformations and challenges, decolonisation, the rise of populism, economic inequality and cultural erosion. The book offers new insights into the realms of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, politics, economics, ethnicity, climate change and the influence of countries like Russia on the language and culture of different regions of Asia.