Army’s plea to politicians and PM Modi’s pointless hugs
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Army’s plea to politicians and PM Modi’s pointless hugs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

   
Alok Nirantar | Sakal Media Group

Alok Nirantar | Twitter

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured cartoon, Alok Nirantar illustrates the plight of the Indian Army caught between the politics of India and China as twenty soldiers, including a commanding officer, lost their lives at Galwan Valley in a violent clash with the Chinese troops Tuesday.

Swathi Vadlamudi | Twitter

Swathi Vadlamudi takes a dig at PM Modi’s habit of ‘hugging’ world leaders, and selling that as a diplomatic masterstroke, while in reality India’s diplomatic relations are in shambles.

Kirtish Bhatt | BBC Hindi

Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at the news coverage of the Galwan clash, and China’s efforts of not revealing the casualties on their side.

Vchitra | Twitter

Vikram Nandwani takes a jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking up against the Chinese aggression in Galwan valley.

Manjul | Firstpost

Manjul’s commentary on the ‘de-escalation’ exercise between India and China that led to the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers.