Concerned about militants using Black Berry or Internet to plan attacks, India is pushing the smart phone maker Research in Motion, Google and Skype to open up its data for government monitoring.
India is also targeting "virtual private networks", which give employees secure access to their company networks when they are working out of the office.
The maker of the Black Berry, Canada's Research in Motion (RIM), has proposed setting up a server in India through which Black Berry messages can be routed, giving security forces access, the home ministry said in a statement.
RIM's proposals for "lawful access" to its messages would be "operationalised immediately" and their feasibility assessed, the ministry said.
A RIM official said the company had not compromised its public commitment to make no special deals with governments. Analysts note other security-conscious nations such as China and Russia appear to be satisfied that their intelligence agencies have sufficient access to Black Berry communications although the arrangements between RIM and these countries are not known.
Black Berry has also been facing a threatened October 11 ban by the United Arab Emirates and has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia on security issues.
For the Indian government, a ban on Black Berry services, used widely by India's elite, could have caused serious communication problems with the Commonwealth Games due to take place in New Delhi in just over a month.
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