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.

The move was reportedly taken due to Chinese restrictions on labour and tech exports, which could disrupt Apple's scaling efforts in India and affect the broader 'Make in India' initiative aimed at transforming India into a global electronics manufacturing hub.

In a major blow to Apple Inc.’s manufacturing push in India, Foxconn Technology Group has asked several Chinese employees working at its iPhone factories in India to return home, foreign media reported.