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24. Mr. Chawla further argued that the installation of software in the premises of the Indian agents would satisfy the provisions made in Article 5(2) of the India-USA DTAA and which speaks of letting or leasing of intangible property. Mr. Chawla argued that the software plays a central role in the completion of transactions and thus the placement of that dedicated software would result in the establishments of the Indian agents being liable to be viewed as a Fixed Placed PE. It was then argued that the Indian agents were in turn entitled to appoint sub-agents to carry on the business of the respondent and this too would be a factor which would render the conclusions of the Tribunal unsustainable.