As the author of the article points out, the Indians should have bought the Royal Navy's FA2s when they retired them. However, he really needs to do more research.
I like the swipe at the former colonial masters, but calling the Brit government 'waffling' seems pretty redundant when one considers that the Indian Navy could have solved its current deficit with the airframes, even if they were sans radar and some avionics. Blaming us for growing tired of their indecision seems a little harsh.
As for the journalist's gloomy attitude about having to scour the world for spares, had he (and the Indian government) done their research, they'd know that until very recently there were still four FA2s (that's 16 months' worth at their rate of attrition!) available to purchase. Today, there are three that I know of still on the market, one of which is a new build.