Are we really secular?

note: This is not a Polemic post. (thanks to one of my dear friend questioning me previously regarding "Polemic" posts, i am mentioning this upfront)

I had been really pondering over this question for the last few weeks, mainly after i started reading about Pakistan and happenings there...
Are we really secular or are we acting as if we are secular or are we trying to become secular by overlooking many factors and appeasing all the minorities?
Was Jinnah right when he said that One nation will lead India to destruction?

I think i am quite convinced of the answer now.

Today, i see the debates raging over the Jammu & Kashmir issue in different news channel. It was very saddening to see the altercation between Sajjad Lone and Ashok Pandit in CNN-IBN.
But what really hurt me the most was the arguments between Arun Joshi and Muzamil Jaleel in "The Nation Tonight" in CNBC. Atleast in the former case, the argument might be heavily influenced by individual experiences as one was a politician and other was a kashmiri pandit, the community which has faced the worst form of violence almost equivalent to Genocide in Kashmir. In the latter case, one was a Hindustan Times reporter from Jammu and other was an award winning Indian Express reporter from Kashmir. But the way they put forth their points, it was as if they were talking to their specific communities. It was really very depressing for 2 reasons.
1. Does this showcase a deep sense of distrust between the communities in that region?
2. If these journalists can get influenced based on the region from which they are reporting and their surrounding experiences, where are we, normal citizens, who get almost 99% of news from a second hand source?

Every sane individual is aware that there might be a high probability of political hand involvement in this blowup of the issue or why even creation of the issue in the first place...still, every single spark like this might really end up deepening the distrust among individuals.

Below are couple of articles i happened read today.

Somehow, i am not convinced with this author. I fully agree with the topic, but the content is the issue.
Appeasement is never good for a nation.

This is one of the saddest articles i have read in recent times. These are the remainders that we really have a long way to go, as a nation.
My lost country - Kashmir

Now, i really wonder what is happening on the North East region...