delhi correspondent michelle gys while michelle prime minister modi has been talking to employees of his country's space agency all we know is the loss of contact doesn't mean the mission has failed as or any more information. well nichole yes the reiteration here is that just because israel of the space program or for india lost contact with the land it does not mean that the entire mission has failed and this is primarily because this mission was in chief parts there was an orbiter orlando and a rover the rover was hoping to explore the southern pole of the moon which is so far not a part of the room of the moon that has seen a lot of exploration they were hoping to map out for more proof of water ice but the orbiter is still in function and will continue to orbit the morn for a year so the information that they received from the operators what they're banking on now of course if it had successfully landed on the moon india would have just been the 4th country after the us russia and china to do so so this is being seen as a blow but the country is rallying behind the space mission

s deli correspondent michelle gys well nimish a prime minister modi has been talking to employees of his country's space agency now we know the loss of contact doesn't mean the mission has failed do we have any more information they can tell us. well scientists some observers have pointed out that the mission had 3 parts to it there was an orbital a lander and a rover it is the lander and the rover that the space mission has lost control of it but the auto is still operating the more it will continue to do so for us and it will be sending images back to this part of the mission has been successful but of course the soft landing was what the focus was on india would have been the 4th time treat just after the u.s. russia and china to have successfully me the soft landing so of course there's disappointment on bad front but at least partially the mission has worked when it comes to the auto and distant hoping to establish control to stablish contact with the lander and rover you can as you say india was set to become only the 4th country in history to land on the moon just how signific

correspondent michelle gys will thanks for your reporting. president vladimir putin is seeking to boost investment in russia as he meets the leaders of japan and india today at an economic forum in vladivostok sanctions imposed by the e.u. and the u.s. after the russian annexation of crimea mean that moscow is looking to the east to find new friends. russia india and japan at the eastern economic forum. this judo tournament is entertainment for the world leaders here but one of the key discussions at the summit is how to end a territorial dispute between japan and russia which began in 1905 there were a couple 3 letters concluded a peace treaty and unleashed in one fell swoop the limited potential that the people about to contribute homeward bound up with an order in a link between japan and russia would transform the entire region a guy or it would change the world significantly. putin himself a well known practitioner of judo refused to commit to that. but with india's new render modi offering to invest $1000000000.00 in russia that search