Because DC needs India for the Indo-Pacific pact to work to push back China’s territorial ambitions, while it can’t rely on unstable, corrupt, bankrupt and snivelling Pakistan which still habors Islamic terrorists.

Source: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/asian-ripples-russia-ukraine-gambit

Fifteen of the 19 Islamic terrorists who attacked the US on September 11, 2001, were Saudi nationals.

Source: https://themedialine.org/top-stories/analysts-saudi-arabia-and-china-undermining-us-influence-in-the-middle-east/

Sir Terry, who spent almost five years in captivity after being kidnapped by Islamic terrorists in Lebanon, has been appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) for his services to charity.

Source: https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23595867.former-hostage-warrington-author-terry-waite-given-knighthood/?ref=rss

The overall message here is that it's okay to stand up boldly and proclaim your support for Islamic terrorists, but not to call those exact same folks terrorists and murderers, despite that being exactly what they are.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2023/11/27/jewish-professor-calls-hamas-terrorists-murderers-usc-bans-him-from-teaching-on-campus-n4924257