Is it a tactic to deter US helping India? This is what Pakistan is doing with its missile technology so that it can strike America

US and India have become close allies over time, with the current PM of India keeping cordial terms with the last three Presidents of the United States and the foreign relations between both the countries are the strongest as of now. Meanwhile, Pakistan is busy developing tactical nuclear missiles, which is being seen as an effort to keep America under the gun, and deter them from helping India