Research in Motion, manufacturer of BlackBerry, may set up a manufacturing facility in India. The company plans to develop the country into an export hub.

�India is an important and strategic market for RIM. As part of its strategy in India, the company has been building its resources in order to support the growing opportunities,� RIM�s spokesperson said.

Sources indicated that Robin will be visiting Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi to identify a location for setting the plant. If fructified, this would be RIM�s first manufacturing facility in the Asia-Pacific region, comprising 18 countries in which BlackBerry has a presence and is growing significantly.