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In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep Adhwaryu draws parallel between the political crisis in Pakistan and the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, attributing the crises to the loans both countries have taken from China.
R. Prasad hints at the possibility of a military takeover if Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan doesn’t leave his post. Pakistan’s Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Khan’s unexpected move to block a parliamentary no-confidence vote against him and then call for fresh elections.
Manjul comments on the crisis in Sri Lanka, depicting the country’s lion symbol withering away.
Kirtish Bhatt refers to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s invitation to all the Opposition parties in Sri Lanka to join a unity cabinet, in a bid to tackle the country’s worst economic crisis.
Alok Nirantar mocks the Narendra Modi government for the constant rise in fuel prices, and the people who, despite bearing the burden, refuse to question or criticise the government.