It's a pre-wedding.

"Anant Ambani and his wife-to-be Radhika Merchant's three day extravaganza saw Bollywood royalty rubbing shoulders with tech billionaires, sports superstars and even Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka." "Airport authorities said nearly 130 fights had arrived for the event, ferrying the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to the region." "Most of the guests stayed in luxury 'glamping' tents near the venue that offered a level of opulence that most would struggle to imagine," and guests "could reportedly choose from more than 500 dishes created by dozens of chefs from around the world." BBC. "As per a recent report by Daily Mail, the pre-wedding festivities hosted by Nita and Mukesh Ambani cost a staggering 120 million pounds (approximately Rs 1260 crore or Rs 12.60 billion) with catering contract alone, awarded to one of India's leading five-star hotel groups, rumored to be around 20 million pounds." HT. While we ordinary Hindus have never heard of pre-wedding, it appears that you can dress up for a whole series of bashes, if you have the moolah. Milan Magic. "Anant Ambani was spotted wearing a Richard Mille RM 56-02 in white sapphire. An ultra-rare, ultra-expensive watch with only 10 models in existence." "That's probably why the watch commands a price tag of $2.2 million or Rs 182 million (excluding taxes)." Even Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were impressed. GQ. There were singers and dancers to entertain this motley crowd of the super-rich and, naturally, they cost an arm and a leg. Barbadian singer Rihanna kicked off proceedings at $8-$9 million (Rs 660-740 million). Diljit Dosanjh came in at Rs 40 million, Arijit Singh cost Rs 50 million, while Akon was a snip at between $300,000 and $499,000 (Rs 20-40 million)." GQ. "In a strategic move, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has accorded international status to Jamnagar Airport for ten days," and "The IAF has not only granted international status but has also granted access to the airport's sensitive technical area," "to facilitate the execution of the events surrounding Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding." TOI. Of course, the IAF would not have such authority unless ordered to by the government. "In a rare case, the Narendra Modi government has given the international tag to the sensitive defence airport at Gujarat's Jamnagar town" close to the Pakistan border from 25 February to 5 March. The Wire. In 2013, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa got into trouble for allowing a chartered flight to land at Pretoria's Waterkloof Air Force base for a wedding in the (Indian) Gupta family. Reuters. South Africa has Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique to the north, which are friendly nations, and is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the South, East and West. Map. Whereas, Jamnagar is not very far for F16 fighter bombers taking off from Karachi in Pakistan. India Today. South Africa's president is accountable. Mr Modi is answerable to no one. Makes his own rules - even for Lord Ram.