Ethics · 24 Jul 2026

non-maleficence duty to warn ethics

Arrange the following events related to the MV Ruen piracy case in chronological order:

  1. India-Somalia bilateral agreement on transfer of sentenced persons is signed.
  2. Indian Navy arrests 35 Somali nationals in connection with the MV Ruen hijacking.
  3. Maritime Anti-Piracy Act is enacted.
  4. Mumbai Special Court sentences 44 Somali nationals to life imprisonment.

Select the correct order:

AOnly one
BOnly two
CAll three
DNone
This question is based on: Convicted for life, 44 Somali pirates are now hoping India sends them somewhere else to serve it
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Why in news

Five of ten women who underwent C-sections at a government hospital in Telangana's Kamareddy district developed serious postoperative complications, prompting a state inquiry and raising a live ethical question about how much a hospital administration should disclose while the cause remains unconfirmed.

Why for UPSC

GS4 frequently tests the precise application of ethical frameworks (deontological vs utilitarian) to real administrative dilemmas, rather than just their definitions in isolation.

Prelims summary

Non-maleficence requires acting on a credible risk pattern, not waiting for certainty; a deontological duty to warn does not require confirmed causation, while utilitarian disclosure weighs harm probability against institutional cost.

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