Highly object to this "we are to China what Pakistan is to us". Though we are behind China by a distance, that gap is not as long as between India and Pakistan.
- Our population and workforce is simlilar to China while Pakistan has 5x less population than us.
- Our economy is 10x larger than Pakistan while Chinese GDP is 4x that of India. And that GDP of Pakistan is anyway fake as their consumption data shows.
- While Chinese are far ahead of us in R&D in most of the sectors, we compete with them to some extent in some sectors. Eg: missile technology, space, quantum computing, etc. OTOH, indigenous R&D in Pakistan is non-existent.
- Though Chinese are manufacturing powerhouse and far ahead than us, we also have decent domestic manufacturing. OTOH, Pakis have nearly non-existent manufacturing of any type, except textile.
- The same is the case in armed forces, may be except air force. Least said about the navy, the better.
- Most importantly, the mindset. India and China have similar mindset to succeed and become powerhouses, though China has already become one. Pakistan's mindset is only to do sem2sem with us and be a nuisance in our lives. Nothing more. We will rarely find anyone more deluded than a Paki.
We are not to China what Pakistan is to us. The gap between India and Pakistan is much larger than gap between India and China. We compete with China in some sectors but competition between India and Pakistan is non-existent.