自由インド仮政府
Unlike Mohan Singh, whose assumption of the rank of general had generated opposition, Bose refused to take a rank. Both the soldiers of the INA and civilians addressed Bose as "Netaji" ("Dear leader"), a term first used in Berlin by members of the Free India Legion. In October 1943, Bose proclaimed the formation of the "Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind", or the Provisional Government of Free India (also known as "Azad Hind" or Free India). The INA was declared to be the army of "Azad Hind".