New Delhi, July 4 -- iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of the flagship smartphone of Apple in India, has reportedly been asking its Chinese workers in the south Asian country to return to their homes.

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.

In a significant blow to Apple’s India ambitions, Foxconn has withdrawn over 300 Chinese engineers from its iPhone plants in southern India. The move, influenced by China’s tech export restrictions, c