Gamini SinglaAIR 3 · CSE 2021 · 140 wordsTheir whole copy
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Ethics is the set of moral standards that guides an individual or a society, towards right and wrong course of action.
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Ethics in international relations
Granting legitimacy Role of ethics has been laid out by Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindra Nath Tagore's emphasis on Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
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Whole world as one family and actions which promote human welfare, public good are given legitimacy. e.g. India's role in peacekeeping operations in African nations.
Withdrawing legitimacy Actions which lead to largescale destruction, violation of human rights or prolong human sufferings. e.g. China's actions in Xinjiang are being condemned. e.g. 2: USA's dropping of nuclear bombs over Japan led to withdrawal of legitimacy.
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Though Machiavelli pointed towards pursual of self interests as only aim of politics, but the aware civil society has raised voice against unethical practices by any nation time and again.