The illumination of the Knesset comes less than 24 hours before Modi arrives in Israel for a two-day visit that is being described as historic by officials in both capitals.

Modi is expected to land in Jerusalem on Wednesday, February 25, for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a speech to the Knesset and meetings with senior leaders including President Isaac Herzog. It will be the Indian prime minister’s second official visit to Israel; his first in 2017 marked a major milestone in bilateral relations.

The agenda goes far beyond ceremony. Both sides are set to discuss expanding strategic partnerships in defence, technology, security and trade, including updates to a security cooperation agreement and possible new collaboration in artificial intelligence, cyber security and advanced technologies. Officials also see the visit as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, water management and broader economic ties.

Netanyahu has publicly praised India’s rising influence on the world stage and framed the visit as part of a vision for an international “axis of nations” aligned on shared security and economic goals. Modi, for his part, described the relationship with Israel as built on “trust, innovation and a shared commitment to peace and progress.”

Tonight’s lighting of the Knesset in India’s flag colours is being seen by diplomats in Jerusalem as both a symbolic welcome and a signal of the deepening partnership between two of the world’s largest democracies as they seek to project coordination on global issues in the coming years.

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This renewed partnership was highlighted during the visit of Lieutenant General Wiseman Simo Mbambo, Chief of the South African Air Force, to the NAF Headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

During the meeting, both air forces discussed key areas of collaboration, including joint training, logistics, aircraft maintenance, counter-terrorism, and technological innovation. The engagement underscored the two nations’ shared goal of building stronger regional security through air power diplomacy and operational cooperation.

Lieutenant General Mbambo praised the Nigerian Air Force for modernising its fleet, improving maintenance capacity, and advancing indigenous technological development. He reaffirmed South Africa’s readiness to partner with Nigeria on training initiatives, technical exchanges, and efforts to counter emerging threats.

He also highlighted the growing challenge of non-state actors gaining access to advanced military technologies and called for greater solidarity among African air forces to protect the continent’s collective security interests.

Representing the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal I.H. Etukudo described the visit as a milestone in fostering intra-African defence collaboration. He reaffirmed the NAF’s dedication to forming strategic partnerships focused on innovation, capacity building, and operational excellence.

The visit strengthened bilateral ties between Nigeria and South Africa, marking a significant step toward a safer, more united Africa through cooperation in air power and counter-terrorism initiatives.

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