Yeah I remember that, certainly was controversial.
Another argument in that case was the Indian pilots weren't exactly veterans and were still becoming accustomed to the aircraft.
They certainly didn't take the yanks comments lightly.
An interesting case is India's recent further interest in the Rafale to replace it's ageing Mirage fleet. Maybe this will boost Australian DOD to further back the F-35 if India does commit later in the year?
A long time to wait for the Fluff-35. Who knows, maybe the US will scrap the program considering their state of affairs
Unlikely, but would certainly throw a big spanner in the works.