Xi Jinping’s Chinese connect with Tamil Nadu and PM Modi’s instructions to Rajnath Singh
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Xi Jinping’s Chinese connect with Tamil Nadu and PM Modi’s instructions to Rajnath Singh

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

   

Nala Ponnappa | 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, Nala Ponnappa hints that Chinese President Xi Jinping might have an edge over Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the venue for the informal summit between the two leaders is Mahabalipuram – a historical town with links to Buddhism and China.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | Times of India

Sandeep Adhwaryu weighs in on the PMC Bank crisis, critiquing the RBI’s failure to act as a watchdog of the banking system.

 

Kirtish Bhatt | BBC News Hindi

Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at Union Minister Amit Shah’s reiteration of BJP’s instrumental role in the scrapping of Article 370 and bringing on the NRC in Assam.

 

Manjul | Twitter

Manjul takes a jibe at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s shastra puja (weapon worship) ceremony for India’s newly acquired Rafale jet, imagining that PM Modi might have asked him to not go too overboard with the rituals.

 

Mika Aziz | Twitter

Mika Aziz takes a dig at the much-awaited Modi-Xi summit as China and India have not exactly been on the best of terms in recent times.