I see Harper is in India. India is one of the BRIC countries, the others being Brazil, Russia and China. I took this interesting comment from the article below that;
Canada and India are still trying to hammer away at a foreign investment and trade deal.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/harper-s-six-day-trip-to-india-off-to-a-savoury-start-1.1023949#ixzz2BJbXSawL
And a little more;
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bric.asp#axzz2BJcQ66sv