Goals from Sharmila (34th) and Gurjit Kaur (40th) gave India the lead after the hosts had scored in the 25th minute via Micaela Retegui but Argentina came up with back-to-back strikes in the final quarter.
She added that it will be a good test to assess their mental and physical strength as Indian team trains in Argentina.
The Indian team is scheduled to play four matches against the world number two Argentina side (January 26, 28, 30, 31).
Along with Vandana and Monika, Harmanpreet Singh has been nominated for the Arjuna Award while captain Rani has been recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
In-form striker Lalremsiami opened India's account scoring in the second minute. Thirty seconds later, Reet scored India's second and a minute later skipper Salima Tete joined the party to make it 3-0.
The visitors had chances of their own, but could not produce clear goal-scoring opportunities as the host dominated throughout and were quite dangerous on the break.
South Korea kept a resolute defence and score the only goal of the match in the 24th minute when Youngsil Lee found the back of the net from a field effort.
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