India, April 3 -- The higher-than-expected tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump reinforced expectations of further monetary policy easing by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), British multinational bank Barclays said in a report on Thursday.

"The higher-than-expected tariffs reinforce our view of three more rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to a terminal rate of 5.50%," the report said.

While India's domestic orientation may shield it from some of the pressures stemming from large reciprocal tariffs, weaker global growth and the adverse effects of US tariffs on exports - even if temporary - suggest that the RBI is likely to continue easing. "Growth and inflation outcomes being lower than the RBI's estimated traject...