"It is a marvelous achievement for India's space program and symbolic of an important moment in geopolitics. For the successful landing came just days after a Russian mission to the same region went haywire and smashed into the lunar surface like a hammer coming down on the last nail in the coffin of Russia's decline," wrote David Von Drehle, Deputy Opinion Editor of the daily.
"'India Is on the Moon': Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole," wrote The Wall Street Journal.
Congratulatory message came from several eminent people as well. Indian American CEOs Satya Nadell from Microsoft and Sunder Pichai of Google led the US corporate sector in lauding the success of India's mission.
"My congratulations to Isro on the moon landing of the Chandrayaan-3. What an exciting moment for India and the future of space exploration," Nadella wrote.
Pichai described an an incredible moment! "Congratulations to Isro for the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon this morning. Today India became the first country to successfully achieve a soft landing on the southern polar region of the moon," he said.
Wow! Chandrayaan-3's moon landing is a great achievement for India and all humanity! Congratulations to the Isro team and all of India," said Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF.
"India, you have made history today," said African American singer Mary Millben in a video message posted on various social media platforms.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who has more than 14 million followers on X, said, "Congratulations to India for landing Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon joining Russia, USA, & China as the only countries to have achieved this feat. More importantly, it's the first mission of any country to arrive near the Lunar South Pole - a possible location for future Moon bases."
Dr. Michael Salla, author of the Secret Space Programs Book series, said India is fast becoming a major space power. "Its PM, N. Modi, believes ancient Vedic India also flew to the Moon on Vimanas," he said.
Sending her warmest congratulations to everyone at Isro for becoming the very first team to land at the lunar south pole, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the global scientific community is a strong and united one, and together we advance opportunity for all humankind".