March 9, 2024
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Q.1 You are serving as a Commanding Officer (CO) of an army battalion which has been posted in one of the states of northern India. The state is going through many internal security problems like insurgency and associated terrorism. Number of terrorist attacks is rising in the state and it is getting difficult for the government to control the menace. It is largely because of the support terrorist are getting from local population in hiding and carrying out their operations. Local people act as a shield or use stone pelting to stop army from catching the terrorists. A case has come up where a Major serving under you has used a civilian as a human shield in a counter terrorist operation. The civilian was caught while throwing stones on the army officials. Using him as a shield on a government vehicle deterred the locals from throwing the stones, further leading to a successful arrest of five terrorists. However, the video of this human shield got viral on social media and has led to some serious criticism of army administration. It has also been publicized by many national level media channels and newspapers as an act of human rights violation. The government has asked you to prepare a report regarding the conduct of the Major and give your opinion on the action to be taken to resolve the situation. In this context: a) Explain the ethical issues involve in the case? b) What can be the repercussions of punishing as well as not punishing the army major for his action? c) What advice and course of action you will suggest in your report? (250 Words, 20 Marks) additional
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