SELECT 
  p.product_id, 
  ifnull(
    count(dp.post_id), 
    0
  ) as discussion_amount_posts 
FROM 
  cscart_discussion 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products as p ON (
    cscart_discussion.object_id = p.product_id
  ) 
  INNER JOIN cscart_discussion_posts as dp ON (
    cscart_discussion.thread_id = dp.thread_id 
    AND cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'
  ) 
WHERE 
  dp.status = 'A' 
  and p.product_id in (
    20717, 20718, 20719, 20720, 20721, 20722, 
    20723, 20724, 20725, 20726, 20727, 
    20728, 20729, 20730, 20731, 20732
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  p.product_id

Query time 0.00044

JSON explain

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    "select_id": 1,
    "filesort": {
      "sort_key": "p.product_id",
      "temporary_table": {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "dp",
          "access_type": "ALL",
          "possible_keys": ["thread_id", "thread_id_2"],
          "rows": 25,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "dp.`status` = 'A'"
        },
        "table": {
          "table_name": "cscart_discussion",
          "access_type": "eq_ref",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "object_id"],
          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["thread_id"],
          "ref": ["devmotorsbay.dp.thread_id"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'"
        },
        "table": {
          "table_name": "p",
          "access_type": "eq_ref",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY"],
          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["product_id"],
          "ref": ["devmotorsbay.cscart_discussion.object_id"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "p.product_id in (20717,20718,20719,20720,20721,20722,20723,20724,20725,20726,20727,20728,20729,20730,20731,20732)",
          "using_index": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}