The Ministry of Defense has been against the idea of raising foreign investment, questioning if it really would result in the transfer of technical know-how, and also raising concerns about foreign companies stopping production in India in times of war.

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Van der Hoeven plans to transfer some of that know-how to supplying better in-store meals and stocking his stores' delis with more gourmet offerings.

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What the Gulf states want and need is a transfer of technology and know-how from long-term foreign investors so they can build up their non-oil economies.

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License agreements typically have a 10-year term, and require the licensee to pay the owner of the technology some combination of an upfront fee, royalty payments based on sales, and per diem and travel expenses of the engineers who help transfer the know-how and technology.

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