India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met envoys from 13 of the 15 member countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to apprise them about the Indian military retaliation. To support this claim, the briefing pointed out that the attacks were not aggressive, but rather a reaction to terrorism. India emphasized terrorists such as the Resistance Front (TRF), saying it wants them to be included on the UNSC list of sanctions. Both China and Pakistan did not attend the meeting, but India explained its national security concerns and gave a clear diplomatic condemnation against Pakistan’s role in supporting terrorism. The diplomatic outreach is in sync with India’s velvet-glove diplomacy tactic aimed at putting pressure on Pakistan over its terrorism and terror financing.

Summary:

• India briefed 13 of the 15 members of the UNSC about its military strikes, stating that they were in retaliation for terrorism and not escalatory.

• India’s diplomatic steps brought attention to a disturbing development in Pakistan’s approach, where it tried to distance itself from the TRF and called for sanctions against the terrorist groups affiliated with the UN Security Council.

Key Highlights:

India's Stand on Strikes:

• India also affirmed that the raids conducted on Pakistan were not provocative but in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that was carried out by the Pakistan-based militants.

• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed 13 out of 15 UNSC members (excluding China and Sierra Leone) regarding the situation.

Context:

• The strikes were carried out in retaliation of the Pahalgam terror attack where 26 people were killed.

• India chose its action to be moderate and proportional and directed towards military assets only.

• The rationale was to prevent more such acts in future and to act as a preventive measure against other militant groups from Pakistan.

Briefing and Diplomatic Measures:

• Misri described the strikes as measures against terrorism and not as aggression on the Syrian people.

• India also highlighted the need to safeguard TRF from the SCN sanctions, as Pakistan tried to play it down.

• India pointed out how Pakistan tried to dilute the Draft Resolution in the UNSC that would have connected TRF with terrorism earlier this year.

International Reactions:

• 50 countries were briefed; these were permanent members and 10 non-permanent members, namely France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Lebanon, South Africa, China, India, Japan, and Vietnam. 

• The U.K. High Commissioner particularly wanted to know about the targeted civilian infrastructure.

First attack in Pakistan’s Punjab since 1971:

• India conducted Operation Sindoor, with 4 of the 9 strikes targeting Pakistan’s Punjab region, marking the first such attack since the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

• The operation was especially carried out in regions associated with previous major horrific terrorist acts in India, such as the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the Pathankot attack, the Uri attack, and the Pahalgam attack (April 22).

• It followed as a major military action after the Pahalgam terror incident took place.

Conclusion:

Concisely and with specific details of the strike by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and the defense, India’s actions were an act of measured response to the Pahalgam terror attack. During bilateral dialogue, India put pressure on the international community for their support on the issue of sanctioning terrorist organizations like TRF, as Pakistan has been attempting to protect them. These were the most strategic of the wars, especially the Operation Sindoor aimed at Pakistan’s Punjab, which demonstrated a strategic counter-terrorism effort by India. This approach ensures the use of force to uproot terrorism while at the same time giving more emphasis on the diplomatic front to ensure collective unity in fighting the menace.

Warren Buffett has stepped down as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the age of 94. During the company’s annual general meeting in Omaha, Buffett announced that Greg Abel, currently the company's vice-chairman, would become the chief executive by 2025 end. Nevertheless, wisdom at the New York Stock Exchange and commodities market has made him expand his wealth by $16.4 billion in the year 20/25 to an overall of $169 billion. This would be the final annual letter that the man has written after being at the helm for 54 years, during which he his leadership turned Berkshire Hathaway into a $ 900bn company with a $267bn investment portfolio.

Summary:

• Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, Warren Buffett, said that he would retire from management by the end of the year and Greg Abel would be his successor by 2025.

• Despite market volatilities, the worth of Buffett is impressive with $169 billion of net worth.

• With the help of its chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway has grown to be one of the most successful firms with an asset base of $267 billion.

Key Highlights:

Buffett’s Wealth and Legacy:

• Warren Buffett, popularly referred to as ‘The Oracle of Omaha’, is presently 94 years old and owns a net worth of $169 billion, making him the world’s fifth wealthiest man.

• In 2025, his stake also grew by $16.4 billion even though the market could be unfavourable.

• Although more specifically, Buffett has been the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway for more than 54 years and has been remarkably changing this company from a flailing textile manufacturing company into one of the most successful worldwide.

Greg Abel's Appointment:

• A variety of sources reported that Greg Abel, who has been with Berkshire and serving as vice-chairman, got the green light from the board to take over from Warren Buffett as the CEO.

• Their CEO, Abel, who is already in charge of non-insurance operating units like BNSF Railway and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, will assume the role by the end of 2025

• He has been waiting for this change, which has been expected in this company for a long time, and he is expecting it.

Buffett’s Strategic Influence:

• Berkshire Hathaway, under the stewardship of Warren Buffett, has become a $900 billion company.

• Some of its brands are well-known organizations such as Dairy Queen, See’s Candies, and the BNSF Railway Company.

• Berkshire Hathaway has been doing even better with an average yearly compounded rate of return of 19.9% since 196,5 which is more than double the S&P 500 average rate of return of 10.4%.

Buffett’s Future Role:

• However, to ensure some form of stability, Buffett shall cease being the Chief Executive Officer, although he will remain the chairman of the board.

• Currently, Greg Abel is appointed to head and run the company’s day-to-day management while Warren Buffett will continue to play a supervisory role.

Conclusion:

The recent announcement about Warren Buffett’s retirement from the operational management of Berkshire Hathaway could be described as the symbolic end of an era, but it does not change the fact that the man is considered to be one of the most important investment gurus of recent decades. Being the company that grew his wealth and investment strategies, he parted with a company worth $900 billion, which is now to be steered by Abel. Although the primary managerial challenge for Abel will be sustaining the company’s tradition, it has strong foundations that result from Buffett’s leadership and risk-averse approach to investments.

International No Diet Day 2025 took place on the 6th May across the globe, with people campaigning against toxic diet culture and embracing body positivity and mental health. Founded in 1992 by Mary Evans Young, this campaign focuses on positive body image and aims to deconstruct the association between eating for thinness, eating disorders, and weight loss. This year, the focus was put on mental health, eating, and healthy advice, which does not involve dieting, which is much more effective.

Summary:

• International No Diet Day is celebrated to fight the set skinny standards and the spread of dangerous and unhealthy diets, insisting that health does not depend on weight.

• It promotes a variety of figures, works to prevent eating disorders and body shaming, and promotes healthy lifestyles.

Key Points:

Objectives

• Addressing some of the adverse effects of dieting such as body shaming.

• Empowers people with body positivity – advocates for people to come in all sizes and that everyone is healthy.

• It aims at educating people, especially the young, on eating disorders and how they can be dealt with.

• This paper also aims at promoting a positive and sustained change of attitude in one’s self and society by shifting more emphasis on physical appearance to one’s over all mental and physical health.

Mental Health Focus

• This means that, according to INDD 2025, mental health awareness was also given much importance.

• partner against the pressures of dieting and recommended healthy eating habits that would enable individuals to have a clear mind.

• Stressed more on healthy habits for a sustainable lifestyle rather than focusing on the belly fat.

Health Without Dieting

• Support the idea of a healthy lifestyle without causing any form of hardship with prohibited food items.

• Encourages:

  • Healthy diets such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and proteins.

  • Staying hydrated.

  • Physical activity which is incorporated into the daily routine and found to be fun.

  • Nutrient-dense foods that will help us to have some energy and boost our moods.

Conclusion:

The International No Diet Day 2025 thus educates people on the importance of having a healthy attitude towards food and body shape and how this should not have to involve taking to diets to achieve it. As a result, it helps to avoid bad habits, discrimination based on body size, and cruel practices against individuals who do not meet the traditional canons of attractiveness. This movement is still ongoing and focuses on making people embrace a healthier image of body image that does not involve detrimental effects on the human body.