Last Laughs (The best of political cartoons, 16 December – 22 December)

The best Indian cartoons of the week, chosen by senior editors at ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media and are credited appropriately.

Cartoons that feature in Last Laughs are not ranked and are listed by the day on which they were originally published. Lead cartoon by Surendra in The Hindu on 22 December.

Jayanto in Hindustan Times on 22 December.

Satish Acharya on Twitter on 22 December.

Manjul in Firstpost on 21 December.

E P Unny in The Indian Express on 20 December.

Satish Acharya in Mail Today on 18 December.

Manjul in Firstpost on 18 December.

Alok Nirantar in Sakal Times on 18 December.

E P Unny in The Indian Express on 17 December.

E P Unny in The Indian Express on 16 December.