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Selfie with students stuck in Ukraine, and India isn’t worried about Russian arms

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In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul takes a dig at how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working overtime to ensure that the Narendra Modi government gets credit for its efforts to rescue Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, which Modi has said were made possible by India’s “rising power“. Dubbed ‘Operation Ganga’, this has become part of the party’s pitch in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, while BJP workers have greeted returning students at airports with slogans praising Modi.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | The Times of India

While alluding to growing Russia-China ties — as India tries to maintain its traditional relationship with the former — Sandeep Adhwaryu comments on the statement by Moscow’s ambassador-designate to New Delhi, Denis Alipov, that Russia’s deal to sell S-400 missiles to India will “not be impacted in any way” by the “severe” economic sanctions that Western countries have imposed as a result of the war in Ukraine.

Sajith Kumar | Deccan Herald

Sajith Kumar alludes to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s comment — amid efforts to evacuate students from Ukraine — that 90 per cent of Indians who study medicine abroad fail to clear qualifying exams in India. This sparked a row, with opposition leaders slamming Joshi’s remarks as “insensitive”. Crude oil prices have hit an 11-year high amid the war in Ukraine.

Nala Ponnappa | Twitter/@PonnappaCartoon

Nala Ponnappa highlights how Ukrainians have turned to the Molotov cocktail in their resistance against the Russians, with the government encouraging civilian volunteers to make and use the bottle-based incendiary weapons.

Satish Acharya | Twitter/@satishacharya

As Russia’s war against Ukraine escalates, with thousands of casualties reported, Satish Acharya comments on the shared heritage of the two nations, and shows Putin stabbing the neighbouring country in the back.

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