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Originally Posted by _Richard_
BRIC is the economic bloc
the deal BRIC made is a bank 'between them'.. as my understanding goes 100bln.. another deal has been made between china/russia for 30 year gas deal
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I just looked it up, its now BRICS, south Africa joined in,
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS
The tie :
This pursuit of a balance among world powers (the G-5 plus BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa]) is Russia?s stated reason for seeking military capabilities, including a modernized nuclear triad deterrence, a powerful 21st-century ocean-faring navy, space forces, and a powerful land army.