India, March 1 -- Have you lost count of the number of times your jaw has dropped in the last few days thanks to Donald Trump? I know I have.

It doesn't matter if you are a fan or a critic of the US president. For a moment, let's set aside the oft-discussed crisis of liberal politics globally or why Right-wing populism has risen on the back of tone-deaf elitism.

What is evident from Trump's last few weeks in office is this: The myth of American Exceptionalism is done and dusted.

The Encyclopedia Britannica defines American Exceptionalism as the "idea that the US is a unique and even morally superior country for historical, ideological or religious reasons".

We have seen this manifestation of supercilious superiority in everything, fro...