Recently I hired some virtual assistants on Upwork to help me grow my website, however, for some reason they tried to destroy my search engine rankings.
Do we know if the country of India has something against bitcoin or anything recent in the news that would suggest this?
I think the situation you are facing isn't related to cryptocurrency and the country India. Maybe you've hired virtual assistants that have no ratings in Upwork and they are beginners in the industry?
AFAIK, only the government of India is against using cryptocurrency, and besides those you've hired are also need profit, that's the reason why they're in Upwork. You can just report them or give them a low rating for destroying your search engine rankings if they're the ones who fvked up your website. Also, the government already lifted the ban based on what I've read on coindesk.
https://www.coindesk.com/indias-supreme-court-lifts-banking-ban-on-crypto-exchanges