Digging around a bit suggests that wolves and tigers eating people has actually led to a change in gun laws in India. Previously the only legally obtainable centerfire rifle was a somewhat anemic 310 bore member of the extended Lee Enfield family. More recently an Indian made 30-06 rifle has been made available for sale. The use of the SKS in Russia seems to be by government employed - or at least subsidized - hunters, being drawn from official surplus stocks.