The US and USSR collectively had 25 lunar mission failures (not counting successful flybys, orbiters and impactors) before Luna 9 was successfully soft-landed o

The US and USSR collectively had 25 lunar mission failures (not counting successful flybys, orbiters and impactors) before Luna 9 was successfully soft-landed on the moon [1]. India's first attempt at an orbiter was successful, and their first lander mission failed only due to a software issue. I don't think there's enough data yet to say that they "find it hard" compared to the Soviets. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_probes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_probes