Context: In June, six Maoists, including top leaders of the CPI(Maoist), were killed by the Greyhounds in the Andhra-Odisha Border region; this is a setback to the movement, which is already at its lowest ebb in the region.
Reasons for decline of Naxal movement
Greyhounds – Hard power combat against Naxalism
Brief into the Naxal movement in Andhra Pradesh
Developmental approach to Naxalism