Claim: The Indian Army is a military force.
Evidence: The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.
Within a national military force , the word army may also mean a field army.
An army -LRB- from Latin arma `` arms , weapons '' via Old French armée , `` armed '' -LRB- feminine -RRB- -RRB- or ground force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land.