The fate of BlackBerry's encrypted email and messaging services in India will be decided in last-ditch talks starting on Thursday between the maker of the smart phone and security agencies ahead of an Aug 31 deadline.
Time is running out for Canada's Research in Motion, to give the Indian government the means to track and read its secure email and instant messaging services that officials fear have the potential to be misused by militants and to create political instability.
Here are some details about the problems the Canadian smartphone maker is facing in India and solutions so far:
INDIA'S STAND
India says it wants realtime access to RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Email and its Messenger services in a readable format. Security officials say the inability to monitor BlackBerry traffic undermines efforts to protect national security.
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