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description: "The Greyhounds are Andhra Pradesh's elite anti-Naxal force, established in 1989, serving as a model for India's counter-insurgency operations."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Greyhounds are an elite commando force raised by Andhra Pradesh in 1989 to conduct counter-guerrilla operations against Left-Wing Extremist (Naxalite) insurgents.
- Are the Greyhounds a Central force or a State force?
- How do the Greyhounds differ from CoBRA?
- Why are the Greyhounds considered a success model for counter-Naxal operations?
- What is the relationship between the Greyhounds and Salwa Judum?

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The Greyhounds are an elite commando force raised by Andhra Pradesh in 1989 to conduct counter-guerrilla operations against Left-Wing Extremist (Naxalite) insurgents.

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In an October 2016 operation near Ramaguda along the Andhra–Odisha border, Greyhounds commandos of the Andhra Pradesh police killed around two dozen CPI (Maoist) cadres in one of the decade's largest anti-Naxal actions.

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