Donald Trump’s ‘mediating abilities’, more teeth to NIA and a toothless RTI

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

Mahamud | 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, Mahamud clubs two controversial amendments this week pertaining to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Bill and the Right to Information (RTI) Act (Amendment) Bill. The first seeks to empower the central agency while the second may disempower information commissions.

Alok Nirantar | Twitter

Alok Nirantar depicts the tension that arose after US President Donald Trump claimed he was asked by PM Narendra Modi to mediate on Kashmir.

Nala Ponnappa | Twitter

Nala Ponnappa takes a dig at US President Donald Trump’s recent claims of being asked to mediate on Kashmir, while also referring to partisan politics affecting Karnataka.

 

Sandeep Adhwaryu | Twitter

Sandeep Adhwaryu also gives his two cents on US President Trump’s recent remarks about mediating India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir, except that he flips the coin.

Sabari Venu | Instagram

Sabari Venu takes a dig at the recent crisis in Karnataka that led to the fall of H. D. Kumaraswamy’s Congress-JD(S) government on Tuesday after it failed to prove majority in the trust vote.

Gopal Shoonya | BBC News Hindi

In the wake of ISRO’s successful launch of Chandrayaan-2, Gopal Shoonya draws attention to the impact of space missions on the Earth’s ecosystem.