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 (
    21631, 21632, 21633, 21634, 21635, 21636, 
    21637, 21638, 21639, 21640, 21641, 
    21642, 21643, 21644, 21645, 21646
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  p.product_id

Query time 0.00032

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 (21631,21632,21633,21634,21635,21636,21637,21638,21639,21640,21641,21642,21643,21644,21645,21646)",
          "using_index": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}