A Comparative Study of the Opportunities and Threats of Indian and Russian Economic Projects in Central Asia for Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Author

MOHAMMAD farhadi

Assistant Professor, Department of Global and Regional Politics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22067/irlip.2026.92087.1628

Abstract

The present study aims to conduct a comparative study of the opportunities and threats of Indian and Russian economic projects in Central Asia for Iran. Therefore, using thematic analysis and thematic matrix method through indirect observation (text analysis), research data were collected through existing texts using a purposive sampling method and through thematic coding the themes of the opportunities and threats of Indian and Russian economic projects in Central Asia for Iran were identified and finally compared and analyzed in terms of similarities and differences. The findings of the study showed that the commonality of the economic plans of India and Russia in Central Asia for Iran in terms of opportunities is to increase in the geopolitical importance of Iran and the expansion of relations with the countries involved in the aforementioned economic plans. Also, the difference between the economic plans of India and Russia in Central Asia for Iran in terms of threats is the negative political and economic consequences for Iran due to the implementation of Russian economic plans and the increase in the influence of regional and transregional powers in Central Asia and the decrease in Iran's influence in the region due to the implementation of Indian economic plans. To validate the qualitative findings, the audit and focus group method were used, and to assess its reliability, the repeatability and transferability or generalizability were used.

Keywords

Economic plans

Central Asia

India

Russia

Iran

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