After Balckberry, there is bad news for Google and Skype. They are set to get notice from Indian security agencies for providing access to emails.

Security agencies are insisting that telecoms groups give them the capability to monitor their data.

”The notices to these entities will be issued soon and all of them will be asked to comply with the directive or else they will have to close down their networks,” said a senior home ministry official.

India is also targeting "virtual private networks", which give employees secure access to their company networks when they are working out of the office.

RIM''s proposals for "lawful access" to its messages would be "operationalised immediately" and their feasibility assessed, the ministry said.

Analysts note other security-conscious nations such as China and Russia appear to be satisfied that their intelligence agencies have sufficient access to BlackBerry communications although the arrangements between RIM and these countries are not known.

BlackBerry has also been facing a threatened October 11 ban by the United Arab Emirates and has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia on security issues.