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NEW DELHI -- Officials from India's Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Telecommunications met Thursday to discuss security concerns related to BlackBerry services, two government officials said.
A DoT official, who declined to be named, told reporters that the meeting ended "inconclusively," but refused to provide details.
A home ministry official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said officials from India's Intelligence Bureau, National Technical Research Organisation, DoT and state-run telecommunication services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. attended the meeting.
The National Technical Research Organisation is a government body that deals with technology related to security concerns.
Executives from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. and private telecom operators weren't present as it was "an internal meeting," he added.
The home secretary is likely to brief Home Minister P. Chidambaram on the developments later in the day, the official said. Another meeting may take place tomorrow on the same issues, he added.
Meanwhile, executives from the Canadian company met Mr. Chidambaram, but the minister said it was a "courtesy" visit.

RIM officials didn't offer any comments on the talks with Mr. Chidambaram and on the meeting between the telecom department and the home ministry.
India is among several countries that have raised concerns about BlackBerry services as security agencies can't monitor encrypted communications on the platform. India fears terrorists may use the service.
Saudi Arabia, which had threatened to stop the services, said Tuesday it will allow BlackBerry messenger services to continue as some of its regulatory requirements have been satisfied.
The Indian government has asked RIM for permission to access encrypted messages in times of emergency. As per law, all local communication service providers have to comply with India's interception rule and telecom operators, which offer BlackBerry services on their networks, are also liable to follow the law.
RIM has so far resisted the demand and its Indian unit has said the use of "strong" encryption wasn't unique to BlackBerry and was a mandatory requirement for all corporate wireless email services.
Home ministry officials are expected to meet later in the day representatives of telecommunication operators, which offer BlackBerry services on their networks. However, there is no clarity yet if that meeting will take place.