In re: The USA, China, India & Pakistan

India has never fully embraced the UnitedStates.

Pakistan was always a US ally, their relationship with China notwithstanding.

The moment a PM, Imran Khan, tried to defy the US, Pakistan's establishment got rid of him - even though they had installed him originally.

Pakistan gets to ride in two boats because of its strategic location & the fact that what both superpowers want from it isn't inherently conflicting.

India doesn't have that luxury but even then one can be smarter & tone down the Vishwa Guru & Atmanirbhar Bharat bravado.