The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Today’s featured cartoon refers to the extension of the Garib Kalyan Yojana, which the government announced recently. Satish Acharya compares the policy to a controversy in the recent past where political parties traded jibes about ‘revdi’ or freebie culture.
Cartoonist Alok Nirantar makes a clever comment on the past few assembly elections and the defections that were seen in the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. He pointedly references resorts, where most defecting MPs stay when the Assembly is in crisis.
After US diplomat Henry Kissinger passed away on Thursday at age 100, Sajith Kumar’s cartoon takes a look at the leader’s controversial legacy. While he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for ending the Vietnam War, many around the world believe his policies were responsible for civilian deaths in Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and other countries.
Manjuls’ cartoon is timely, keeping in mind the current Convention of Parties (COP28) going on in Dubai this week. While the Loss and Damages Fund for countries vulnerable to climate change was operationalised on Thursday, the contributions to the fund are still minimal.