By Ed Jacobs

Speaking during his visit last week to Egypt, foreign secretary William Hague told reporters in a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart: “The success of the Arab Spring will be judged very heavily by what happens here.”

By Huma Yusuf

Since Osama bin Laden’s killing, US lawmakers have been engaged in a feisty debate over whether to cut aid to Pakistan. They ask why American taxpayers should give over $3bn annually to a country that would harbour the world’s most-wanted terrorist.

By Rima Saini

For India, the discovery of Osama Bin Laden on Pakistani soil seemed to vindicate a long-standing conviction that its estranged neighbour is fostering rather than fighting the threat of Islamic extremism. Rima Saini gives her views on India's present political status and explains why she finds it so difficult to retain optimism for the future prospects of this troubled relationship.

By Daniel Frost 

It was the best of times; it was worst of times. It was the election of Labour victory; it was the election of Labour disappointment.