Posting my comments here as they are more TSP-related in response to this post in the J&K thread.
Good article for the most part by VS, but from India's POV, he is indulging in some wishful thinking.
As for the US govt itself (and of course those of its western lackeys), yes, view of TSP has changed. They do know at its core, TSP is a terrorist country and lives up to its name as us on BR have given it, but as of yet (recall what Fair bimbo told Arnab), I don't see the US curtailing its indirect sponsorship of terror against India through military aid to TSP. US takes a long-term view of things, and I am 400% convinced onlee having lived in US and watched its elites, that they harbour a deep-rooted contempt and hatred for Hinduism, Yoga popularity and all that not withstanding. So US will continue to contain India using TSP terror as a cheap tool. Of course, if TSP itself collapses, then all bets are off.
As for the western liberal views. Condescending twits that they are for the most part, in their minds India TSP equal equal onlee. "South Asians" onlee. And in this they are aided by WKKs like MMS and like-minded RNIs.