Here's How International Media Covered India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing

India on Wednesday (23 August) became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft on the uncharted territory of the Lunar South Pole and the fourth overall, after former USSR, US And China - to reach the Moon's surface.

This remarkable feat was celebrated by Indians around the world with pride and excitement.

The event also drew attention of the global media.

Here's how the international media covered India's Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon.

British broadcaster BBC described the event as a "historic moon landing".

Ahead of the live streaming of the ISRO moon mission's soft landing on the lunar surface, BBC featured the live reaction of their South Asian correspondent in Bengaluru, reports Indian Express.

The BBC correspondent was present at the space centre and captured the final moments before the landing, including her own excitement at the successful outcome. Her exclamation of "My goodness!" was quite evident.

According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the successful touchdown of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is being hailed as a triumph for a country with growing ambitions in space.

The article highlighted that Prime Minister Modi has been working to strengthen India's space agency as a symbol of the country's global stature.

Citing analysts, the article stated that India's space program is being utilised to boost its economy and tech sector.

Furthermore, the mission is seen as a response to China's advancements in space exploration, according to the Post analysis.

The Guardian, in its analysis, recognised India's emergence as a space power.

"The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 marks ‘India’s emergence as a space power as the government looks to spur investment in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses’,” The Guardian said. The article emphasises the efforts made by Prime Minister Modi led government to enhance India's space agency and elevate the country's standing on the global stage.

According to the The New York Times, the Chandrayaan-3 landing success comes at a crucial time for India's diplomatic efforts to establish itself as an ambitious rising power.

Indian officials have been advocating in favour of a multipolar world order in which New Delhi is seen as indispensable to global solutions, it stated

The New York Times pointed out that the Indian public already takes great pride in the accomplishments of "the nation’s space program, which has orbited the moon and Mars and routinely launches satellites above the Earth with far fewer financial resources than other space-faring nations".

ABC Australia viewed the successful Chandrayaan-3 landing as a win for Prime Minister Modi's government.

Australia's ABC reported that the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 is “also a win for Mr Modi’s government which is showing off India as a leader in technology and an assertive global superpower.”

ABC pointed out that critics of the mission have raised concerns about the mission's significance, particularly when many Indians are still struggling with difficult living conditions.

The article also highlighted that the mission will enhance India's reputation for cost-effective space engineering

French state-owned international news television France24 describe the Chandrayaan-3 landing success as a "historic moment for the world's most populous nation".

"The Moon landing is a historic moment for the world's most populous nation, as it rapidly closes in on milestones set by global space powers," France24 said.

"India has a comparatively low-budget aerospace programme, but one that has grown considerably in size and momentum since it first sent a probe to orbit the Moon in 2008," it said.

"The latest mission comes with a price tag of $74.6 million – far lower than those of other countries, and a testament to India's frugal space engineering," France24 added.