India may temporarily baned BlackBerry services

NEW DELHI: India may temporarily shut down  if security concerns are not addressed in a meeting on Thursday, sources said, a sign the Canadian firm's tussle with authorities around the world is far from over.

The latest ultimatum for the handset maker  comes a day after the company agreed to hand over user codes that would let Saudi authorities monitor its Black Berry Messenger, as it seeks to stop the kingdom from silencing the service, a source said on Tuesday.

In a matter of a few weeks the BlackBerry device -- long the darling of the world's CEOs and politicians, including US President-- has become the target for its encrypted email and messaging services.

The government would meet with telecoms operators on Thursday, internal security chief UK  said on Wednesday, but it was not clear if RIM would take part in the meeting.

RIM declined to comment. India's home (interior) ministry will press on Thursday for some deadline to be fixed for RIM to share encryption details. 
India, like several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, want access to encrypted Blackberry communication. India fears encrypted data can be used by militants. Pakistani-based militants used mobile and satellite phones attacks in 2008 that killed 166 people.

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