<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed were among the world leaders who congratulated India on Wednesday on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, saying the historic event is evidence of India's impressive progress in the scientific-technological sphere.</p>.<p>President Putin has congratulated India's President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the successful landing of the Indian space probe Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon near its South Pole, the Kremlin's press service said.</p>.'I reached my destination and you too': Chandrayaan-3 makes historic Moon landing.<p>'Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the successful landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 space probe on the Moon near the South Pole. This is a long stride in the exploration of outer space and, of course, evidence of the impressive progress made by India in science and engineering,” Putin said in his message.</p>.<p>Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated India on becoming the first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon.</p>.<p>'Congratulations to our friends in India for the successful landing on the moon. Nations are built through perseverance, India continues to make history,' he said in a message posted on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p>.'Proud, historic': SRK, Rajamouli and actors across industry hail ISRO after Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on Moon.<p>Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' also congratulated his Indian counterpart on the success of Chandrayan-3.</p>.<p>'I congratulate Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and ISRO team of India on successful landing of Chandrayan-3 on the surface of the moon today and the unleashing of a historic achievement in science and space technology,' he said in a post on X.</p>.<p>British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly described it as a 'historic moment.' 'Congratulations to India for the first ever landing on the moon’s South Pole. An extraordinary achievement by the Indian people,' he said.</p>.Chandrayaan-3: Meet the team behind ISRO's historic mission.<p>Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid congratulated India for creating history.</p>.<p>'India creates history! As a South Asian nation, and neighbour, we are proud of the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 near the moon's south pole. This is a success for all of humanity! Opening new avenues for new areas of exploration. Congratulations #India,' he posted on X.</p>.<p>India's third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm Wednesday after a flawless 41-day voyage.</p>.<p>With this touchdown on the Moon in its second attempt in four years, India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union. </p>
<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed were among the world leaders who congratulated India on Wednesday on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, saying the historic event is evidence of India's impressive progress in the scientific-technological sphere.</p>.<p>President Putin has congratulated India's President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the successful landing of the Indian space probe Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon near its South Pole, the Kremlin's press service said.</p>.'I reached my destination and you too': Chandrayaan-3 makes historic Moon landing.<p>'Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the successful landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 space probe on the Moon near the South Pole. This is a long stride in the exploration of outer space and, of course, evidence of the impressive progress made by India in science and engineering,” Putin said in his message.</p>.<p>Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated India on becoming the first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon.</p>.<p>'Congratulations to our friends in India for the successful landing on the moon. Nations are built through perseverance, India continues to make history,' he said in a message posted on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p>.'Proud, historic': SRK, Rajamouli and actors across industry hail ISRO after Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on Moon.<p>Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' also congratulated his Indian counterpart on the success of Chandrayan-3.</p>.<p>'I congratulate Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and ISRO team of India on successful landing of Chandrayan-3 on the surface of the moon today and the unleashing of a historic achievement in science and space technology,' he said in a post on X.</p>.<p>British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly described it as a 'historic moment.' 'Congratulations to India for the first ever landing on the moon’s South Pole. An extraordinary achievement by the Indian people,' he said.</p>.Chandrayaan-3: Meet the team behind ISRO's historic mission.<p>Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid congratulated India for creating history.</p>.<p>'India creates history! As a South Asian nation, and neighbour, we are proud of the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 near the moon's south pole. This is a success for all of humanity! Opening new avenues for new areas of exploration. Congratulations #India,' he posted on X.</p>.<p>India's third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm Wednesday after a flawless 41-day voyage.</p>.<p>With this touchdown on the Moon in its second attempt in four years, India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union. </p>