Ethics Case Study: You are commanding officer on one of the army camp near the Line of Control in Kashmir. The exchange of firing between India and Pakistan on Line of Control in a common phenomenon. Being Commanding Officer at LoC you have access to sensitive information about the infrastructure and arms of the army camp in Pakistan across the border. Suddenly one night the region near your camp encounters a severe earthquake. Incidentally there are large number of civilian villages near the Line of Control in Pakistan where the impact of the earthquake is very high. You know that Pakistani army camp on the border has inadequate infrastructure to rescue the civilian villagers. Your army camp is fully equipped with the adequate amenities. The government of Pakistan and other international agencies immediately ask for the help from the Indian government. There is lot of resistance in the government and among high army officials about giving help to Pakistan. The high officials in the government and in the army have called for the urgent meeting on this issue, but it would take them long to decide on the issue. You are well equipped with the rescue infrastructure and taskforce and know that a swift action by you can save hundreds of lives of the civilians across the border. What would you do?
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 07:34:14 +0000
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