Protectionism, COVID-19 have reshaped globalisation

There is ongoing debate on whether there will be a post-COVID-19 era or the world will just learn to live with the virus while continuing with efforts to suppress its spread or eliminate it.

However, what is not for debate is the indelible dent the pandemic has caused on a wider spectrum of modern lives. But it is not COVID-19 alone that has been reshaping the world as it is gradually retreating from globalisation under our watch.

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