After BlackBerry, the government is likely to ask two online service providers -- Google and Skype -- to allow security agencies to access communications on their networks.
While Research in Motion, the Canada-based maker of BlackBerry, negotiated a two-month reprieve to develop a solution complying with the Indian government's demands, Indian officials have said companies such as Google and Skype would also be asked to comply with the government's directives or close their networks.
Chidambaram also made it clear there would be no compromise on the security of the nation in the operations of Research In Motion -- makers of Blackberry -- and other service providers like Google and Skype.
The government is likely to send communications soon to search engine Google and internet telephony provider Skype for giving access to their services for monitoring and setting up a server in India.
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