Trade : US rebuffs Canada over steel & aluminium tariffs at WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States on 21 March informed Canada that Washington's allegedly unilateral tariff of 25% on imports of steel and aluminium products originating in Canada was imposed on "national security" grounds, which are "political matters not susceptible to review or capable of resolution by WTO dispute settlement."

IP : Delhi High Court clears path for generic risdiplam availability in India (PRIV)
(Chetali Rao and K M Gopakumar, New Delhi)
The Delhi High Court's judgment decision of 23 March 2025 paves the way for the introduction of generic risdiplam, offering a potentially more affordable treatment for a rare disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

UN : Decades of progress in child survival at risk amid funding cuts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Decades of progress in child survival are now at risk as major donors have announced or indicated significant funding cuts to aid ahead, the United Nations warned on 25 March.