Cleo Roberts
Dr Cleo Roberts specialises in South and Southeast Asian art. She is currently working on a book on Indian art.
Indira Gandhi: a gift from the gods?
How India’s first – and only – female prime minister exploited a Hindu goddess
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Belle époque on a plate
The Goring offers a level of enchantment seldom found in the environs of Victoria Station
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one