Iranian Studies

Abstract With the intensification of nationalism after the First World War and the increase of travel and cultural exchanges, the common feelings between the Persians of India and the supporters of archaic nationalism in Iran intensified. As a result of the growth of nationalism and attention to the issue of land and nationality, the Persians of India became more interested in their ancestral land and the possibility of returning to it, especially after the start of the war between Muslims and Hindus and the threat to their financial and life security. For intellectuals and supporters of modernism and archaic nationalists who sought strategies to reform Iran's economy and culture in order to overcome what they perceived as a long period of cultural decline, economic poverty, and political weakness, a greater relationship with the Persians of India and gaining support All-round efforts on their part could play an important role. The first Pahlavi government was also influenced by its nationalistic approach and economic policy, and was interested in the migration of Persians from India to Iran. The current research aims to answer this main question: What was the approach of the first Pahlavi government and the Persians of India to the issue of immigration to Iran? The findings of the research, based on first-hand sources and based on historical methods and on the basis of description and analysis, show that despite the initial inclinations of some Indian Persian leaders and the interest of Reza Shah and the comprehensive efforts of the first Pahlavi men's government This issue failed due to the conflict with the British policies in India, the lack of social justice in the eyes of Indian Parsis and the structure of the absolute Pahlavi government and the ambivalence among the Indian Parsis on this issue. the lack of social justice in the eyes of Indian Parsis and the structure of the absolute Pahlavi government and the ambivalence among the Indian Parsis on this issue.

Abstract The statesmen of the First Pahlavi formulated strategies for the economic renovation based on the export potential. Before that, the harbor of Busher had a central place in foreign trade of the country due to having harbor infrastructure, proximity to economic centers and the fact that many merchants lived there. After the implementation of the new plan the Khuzestan area became the main center of trade in the Persian Gulf region. These plans included the building of new roads and rail way, the population increase in urban centers and institution of new harbor facilities in Khuzestan. The Busher harbor which was not able to compete lost its importance gradually. This research studies how and under what circumstances the Busher harbor lost its importance in trade and examines the theory that the reason lies in new economic strategies of the first Pahlavi's.