In that case Skyroot should have gone in for semi-cryogenic engine like SpaceX did in its very first rocket the Falcon-1 which had ( Kerosene + Liquid Oxygen ) in both stages. SpaceX aimed high and thus got good experience in cryogenics. Such an arrangement would have given much practice to Skyroot and Kerosene is easily available.
Also, the Raman liquid engine tested by Skyroot uses ( UDMH + NTO ) which again will not give beyond-Earth engine building experience which would come from ( LH + LOX ) and ( LM + LOX ).
Of course, other than the semi-cryogenic engine, the rocket structure would have to be cryogenic-proof as well. SpaceX achieved this right with its first rocket.
Skyroot should aim high. After all, it has ex-ISRO scientists as its designers.
I agree that SUPARCO concentrated on military rockets only but to be fair, even ISRO concentrated on satellite launch instead of having a human-in-space program. So both organizations, being almost 60 years old, were never ambitious, but I hope Skyroot, Bellatrix and Agnikul have human-in-space ambition for the 2030s.
Found
this on Abdus Samad :
Encouraging. But why do you say he was hounded ?