Linkfest: February 07, 2018

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What I am reading today

Kafka Casts Terror on India's Angels (Gadfly: Andy Mukherjee)
Baidu to bring Goya into Chinese living rooms with Spanish museums tie-up (SCMP: China Tech)


Mark Cuban shares what he'd buy during a stock market sell-off (Warren Buffett Watch)
Do CEOs Deserve Their Pay? (INSEAD Knowledge)
Portfolio of BNK Capital Markets Ltd (Alpha Ideas)
The Maldives: a jewel in the blue under threat (India at LSE)
IDG Contributor Network: 15 risk areas for software development outsourcing (CIO IT Strategy)
Microsoft, IBM Facial Analyses Struggle With Race and Gender (Wired)
1 Year Left For Swachh Bharat Deadline; 54% Rural Households Defecate In Open (IndiaSpend)
The Stock Market Rollercoaster: Should Investors Be Worried? (Knowledge@Wharton)

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