SUMIT KHANNA and ARPAN CHATURVEDI A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. Gandhi will appeal against the order in a higher court, but any jailing for him or his disqualification from parliament would be a blow to his Congress party ahead of the 2024 general election, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is widely expected to win. The judgment was passed by a magistrate's court in the city of Surat, located in Modi's…