Russia's struggle for economic influence in Sistan and the western borders of India during the Qajar period

The intensification of Russia's economic presence in the east and southeast of Iran is an issue that knowing its reasons can determine the strategies of that government in the neighboring countries.The purpose of this article is to focus on Russia's economic activity in Sistan and the authors try to answer this question with a descriptive-analytical approach and using library and documentary methods "What factors caused the increase of Russia's economic presence in the western borders of India and Sistan". It seems that in addition to the strategic importance of Sistan in the political and military competition between the colonial powers at the end of the Qajar period, Sistan had a potential economic capability that attracted the attention of extra-regional powers. The results of this research show: Sistan always had an economic attraction due to agricultural products and trade routes; but the special global conditions of the "armed peace period" turned this region into a field of competition between Russia and England.