Arun Teja Polcumpally is a doctoral fellow at the Jindal School of International Studies in Sonepat, India. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Foundation for Democratic Reforms, Hyderabad as well as Campaigning Manager at the Social Post Political Consultancy. His current area of research is the impact of hyper digital technologies on the global power structure and he is focusing on the effect of artificial intelligence on South Asian power structures.