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BlackBerry’s messaging services will be allowed to continue in India post 31 August; however the use of its email service has still not been cleared.

Senior government officials stated that the total ban on BlackBerry had been lifted and the public would be allowed to use its messaging service. However the email service would continue to lie in the dark, unless access to the encrypted data is given to the government.

India had earlier passed a total ban on the BlackBerry by 31 August, if they did not come up with a satisfactory solution to the security concerns voiced by the government.

The BlackBerry was said to have been used in the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Its extremely secure encrypted service, which has been a major selling point for the brand, was said to be instrumental in the terrorist attack that left 166 dead and numerous injured.

A source in the government said that talks were on between BlackBerry makers – Research in Motion and the Indian government with the hope of arriving at a technical solution to this problem.

India is a huge user of the BlackBerry and a ban on the brand would drastically affect RIM’s profits as well as serve as a massive blow to its reputation and standing.

RIM, in comments, said that they were looking to provide the government with manual access by 1 Sept and automatic access by the end of the year. However this has been mainly about its messages. Sources within the government said that they had still not promised any access to the email data.

India was just one of the nations who reacted strongly to the BlackBerry’s encrypted services. Saudi Arabia had gone through a similar battle with RIM and managed to gain access to the data.

The security rigged services of the BlackBerry is a unique characteristic of the device that none of its other competitors possess.