Foxconn Technology Group has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians to return home from its iPhone factories in India, dealing a blow to Apple Inc.’s manufacturing push in the South Asian country.

Apple's largest iPhone producer has reportedly ordered hundreds of its India-based Chinese workers to return to their native China but for unspecified reasons.

Over 300 skilled Chinese workers at Foxconn, Apple's primary supplier, have been asked to leave, raising concerns among experts about the implications for Apple's production plans in India. This move coincides with heightened tensions between China and Western firms,