New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Former Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad, criticised the US for its reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the era of US hegemony is over.

Speaking with ANI, the former Indian envoy highlighted India's growing assertiveness and resistance to perceived US interference in its internal affairs. Ahmad stated that the US has lost credibility due to its failures in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

"After the Cold War was over, you had only one, you had a unipolar world order, and the United States was the hegemon. But much has happened since then. The United States has lost credibility due to its misadventure in Afghanistan, Iraq and ...