Canada-based BlackBerry handsets manufacturer RIM failed to meet Indian Government’s January 31 deadline to provide it with access to all its e-mail services.

Last month, RIM declared that it could not allow Indian authorities to monitor its corporate e-mail service.

RIM’s denial to cooperate with authorities could prompt the government to ban the service. However, the top official at the telecoms ministry said Friday that the Canadian firm could be given more time for consideration.

Indian authorities believe that they need to read encrypted Blackberry e-mail messages as it could help them tackle terrorist attacks more efficiently.

Terrorists make use of BlackBerry’s encrypted e-mail service for plotting attacks as this service is inaccessible by Indian intelligence agencies. It is believed that Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008, which killed 164 people, were discussed and planned by Pakistan-based terrorists using BlackBerry’s e-mail service.

The BlackBerry's secure e-mail service is highly popular among corporate personnel as it lets users to effortlessly encode messages to display them from snooping eyes.