The new dual thrust of Chinese policy – redistribution plus re-regulation – strikes at the heart of the market-based “reform and opening up” that have underpinned China’s growth miracle since the 1980s, says Stephen S Roach.

The question is whether Xi Jinping will intervene to bail out indebted companies or let defaults spike, says Ruchir Sharma.

The Australia-US-UK pact facilitates Asian countries' pursuit of cooperation in other areas without worrying about the larger looming regional security challenge, says New Delhi-based expert Shruti Pandalai.