Why Jaishankar wants diplomats to ‘mask up’, and India’s ‘decreasing positivity rate’
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Why Jaishankar wants diplomats to ‘mask up’, and India’s ‘decreasing positivity rate’

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

   

Suhail Naqshbandi | 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, Suhail Naqshbandi takes a swipe at External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for reportedly telling Indian diplomats to counter the international media’s “one-sided” coverage on the Modi government’s Covid response.

Mir Suhail | Twitter

On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, Mir Suhail illustrates the toll of the second Covid-19 wave in India.

Kirtish Bhatt | Twitter @BBCHindi

Kirtish Bhatt takes a jibe at the central government for the ongoing Covid vaccine shortage and the issues experienced by people attempting to register on the CoWin portal for the next phase of vaccination.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | The Times of India

Sandeep Adhwaryu on the widespread grief caused by the Covid wave.

R. Prasad | Economic Times

R. Prasad on the head of National Covid-19 Supermodel Committee’s remarks that the Modi government had been warned about the second wave of the pandemic as early as March.