India and USSR were allies for a long time and i don’t see anything wrong in that. Comparing Pakistan’s relation with US with India’s relation with USSR is not a fair comparison.
Pakistan’s relation was more subserviant than India’s and in time of need India was able to get more out of its relationship then Pakistan did. The case in point being 1971 when the allies left Pakistan high and dry. While as India’s pact with USSR kept China at bay … CENTO or SEATO or any TO would not come to Pakistans aid when they required it. This is after Pakistan had offered US the use of their bases for launching U2 planes. I can go on and on about it but then you already know the fact so no point in my repeating them. And as you rightly said let us not get nationalist about it …