The document provides an overview of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in India. It discusses how FIIs started investing in India in 1992, the registration process for FIIs with SEBI, eligibility criteria, where FIIs can invest, taxation rules, the impact of FIIs on the Indian market including stock market volatility, and FIIs performance compared to foreign direct investment. It also summarizes FII inflows and outflows during a market crash in January 2008.