People of this forum really need to calm their nerves down and think with an open mind rather than getting swayed away with someone else's opinions written in article.
First of all, Janes is the same news portal that made tall claims like Indian Army purchasing 5 regiments of QRSAM and Indian Navy procuring IAI LORA, both of which were proven to be untrue.
Secondly, the article states that Janes has learnt this through its anonymous sources, who these sources are is anyone's guess.
Majority of the articles published by quoting random, anonymous sources have been debunked as false, hit-jobs or a combination of both.
Thirdly, ADA had selected the GE F414 to power the Tejas Mk2 back in 2010 and a deal with GE was signed sometime back in 2013, as per an article by Ajai Shukla, deliveries of the initial lot of 16 GE F414 began in September 2015.
www.ajaishukla.com
www.ge.com
Unless these engines are planned to be used for making scrambled eggs, they will definitely find their way into the Tejas Mk2 prototypes which are being built as we speak.
Fourthly, tenders are being released left, right and center by various DRDO labs and HAL working on the Tejas Mk2 program.
If as per Janes, the funding is on-hold, then DRDO and HAL must be doing this for free or through their internal funds, isn't it?
The serial production of Tejas Mk2 is a good 4-5 years away, and with 16 engines already delivered, that is ample time for both the US and Indian Govts to get on a common ground and resolve any discrepancies regarding ToT of the GE F-414 engine so that the next lot of engines can be ordered.
The Indian Govt does take some stupid decisions, but even they know that the US does not share engine technology or know-how to its closest allies, and India is not the kind of American ally which countries like UK, Japan, South Korea, etc. are.
There is a reason as to why American fighter jets have been purchased by the Indian Govt for the IAF, even if they are better than the competing fighter jets.
So, to conclude, lets just wait for PM Modi visit to the US which will throw light and hopefully clear the issue, if it even exists in the first place.