Nokia Corp. will put up a server in India for its push e-mail service to comply with local regulations that security agencies get access to such data to check if users are violating any law.

Nokia India managing director D. Shivakumar said the infrastructure will be launched on Nov. 5 and the Indian government will have access to the server.

The move preempts a similar action taken by the government against rival Research In Motion (RIM).

The government threatened to block the instant messaging service of the BlackBerry maker in the country because RIM encrypts data passing through its smartphone to protect the privacy of users. This, however, prevents law enforcers from intercepting BlackBerry messages for scrutiny.

Negotiations are underway between the government and RIM, which is seeking a compromise to also protect the security of corporations using its messaging service.