01304pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002100040245008100061260000900142300001500151362001200166520092200178650002601100773004401126180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNarain, Yogendra  aEthics in the life of nations: National conscience versus national consensus  c2013  ap.449-462.  aJul-Sep  aAny action which helps in giving freedom to evolve-whether it is the individual, communities or nation, is in accordance with conscience. On the other hand actions that purport to restrict such development or evolution, are against the principles of conscience and ethically wrong. Evolution here connotes the development of the human mind, the freedom to express oneself, the space to let a thousand flowers bloom simultaneously. If a country has to develop, first it must slowly move from the stage of 'national consensus' to the stage of 'national conscience'. National consensus always implies a compromise between what should be and what is practicable at present for the larger majority of people. This article probes as to what happens when national conscience gives way to expediency and becomes national consensus. Is ethical governance in consonance with the ethical and conscientious society? - Reproduced.  aPublic administration  aIndian Journal of Public Administration