The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020 prompted many developing and developed countries to impose trade restrictions with the objective of ensuring domestic supply. Most of these restrictions were on the import and export of medical supplies and agricultural goods. This paper examines the nature of various international trade measures adopted worldwide between the months of March and June 2020,and attempts to contextualize them in the background of rising neo-nationalism

International Trade, COVID – 19 Pandemic, Liberalization, Protectionist, Economic Nationalism