Swati Prabhu is a Fellow with the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research explores the idea of aid, role of the global South, and evolving development partnerships. Swati’s broader research interests include India-EU relations, EU development policy, and sustainable development. She previously served as a Research Coordinator at Think20 (T20) India Secretariat under India’s G20 presidency. Swati has completed her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India where her research focused on the European Union’s development policy and environment highlighting the challenges of the SDGs. Swati has authored several policy briefs on furthering India-EU relations for the EU-India Think Tanks Twinning Initiative (EUITTI). She is the author of European Union’s Connectivity Agenda: Forging Partnerships for Environmental Governance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) .