"India may hope that if it keeps the Taliban on side, so to speak, the Taliban will be less likely to undermine India or its interests. And that may be true. But at the end of the day, can you really trust an actor like the Taliban? That will be the unsettling question hovering over India as it continues to cautiously pursue this complex relationship."

Towards the end of the Sky drama, Dr Swire becomes even more convinced of Megrahi's innocence after learning that tests on the fragment showed it had a different coating from the MST-13 timers obtained by Libya.

"Now, the target for him is to be fit until the end and he will help us in the way we want to play."

The end result was a 1-1 draw that left Liverpool six points clear of Forest with a game in hand, the Premier League's surprise package demonstrating they fully deserve their place in the upper reaches of the table.

She added that a £5m package of new short-term safety measures would be put in place by the end of March this year.