The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Aravinda Tegginamath weighs in on allegations that leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been exploiting the recent faceoff with Pakistan for votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
Satish Acharya takes a potshot at Karnataka BJP chief B.S. Yeddyurappa’s comment that this week’s air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan would help the party win 22 of the state’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. Yeddyurappa has been widely criticised for conflating a matter of national interest with electoral considerations.
Sandeep Adhwaryu celebrates the return of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who returned to India Friday night after three days in Pakistani custody.
In Greater Kashmir, Suhail Naqshbandi suggests that attempts to challenge Article 370 of the Constitution, granting autonomous status to Kashmir, would spell disaster in an already battered Valley.
R. Prasad takes a swipe at PM Narendra Modi for his alleged bid to politicise Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s return to score points with voters. At a rally in Kanyakumari this week, Modi had said that “every Indian is proud that Varthaman belongs to Tamil Nadu”.
Alok Nirantar for Sakal Media Group seeks to depict the “PR win” Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan scored by sending back Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman even as some of India’s most-wanted terror masterminds continue to live in the country.