MUMBAI, April 3 -- US President Donald Trump has announced the "Liberation Day" tariffs, imposing a baseline 10% tariff on nearly all US imports, with significantly higher rates for certain countries - the reciprocal tariff on India is 27%. This sweeping move has sparked extensive debate among economists, who have taken to social media to share their analyses and concerns. Here's a curated list of their insights.

Olivier Blanchard, a renowned French economist and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist tweeted on X (formerly Twitter), critiquing the tariffs, suggesting they may lead to unintended economic consequences. He said that the overall results of these tariffs will be "a recession, no gain. A general mess."

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