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 (
    243684, 51603, 119291, 275040, 277101, 
    277911, 276428, 276432
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  p.product_id

Query time 0.00148

JSON explain

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    },
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      "using_filesort": false,
      "nested_loop": [
        {
          "table": {
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            "access_type": "ALL",
            "possible_keys": [
              "thread_id",
              "thread_id_2"
            ],
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 8,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 1,
            "filtered": "12.50",
            "cost_info": {
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              "data_read_per_join": "448"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "post_id",
              "thread_id",
              "status"
            ],
            "attached_condition": "(`s2cart`.`dp`.`status` = 'A')"
          }
        },
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "cscart_discussion",
            "access_type": "eq_ref",
            "possible_keys": [
              "PRIMARY",
              "object_id"
            ],
            "key": "PRIMARY",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "thread_id"
            ],
            "key_length": "3",
            "ref": [
              "s2cart.dp.thread_id"
            ],
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 1,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 0,
            "filtered": "5.00",
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            },
            "used_columns": [
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              "object_type"
            ],
            "attached_condition": "((`s2cart`.`cscart_discussion`.`object_id` in (243684,51603,119291,275040,277101,277911,276428,276432)) and (`s2cart`.`cscart_discussion`.`object_type` = 'P'))"
          }
        },
        {
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              "PRIMARY"
            ],
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              "product_id"
            ],
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            "ref": [
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            ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  }
}